The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

The first study to analyze the structure of the novel coronavirus from two waves of infection in a major city found that a more contagious strain dominates recent samples, researchers from Houston ...

The Plagued Mutation was added to Grow a Garden on September 27, 2025, as part of the Seed Stages Update. It's a mutation combo that's tied to weather events, so here's everything you need to know ...

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have developed a promising new immunotherapy targeting the CTNNB1 gene mutation associated with various aggressive cancers such as ...

The Sizzled Mutation was added to Grow a Garden on September 27, 2025, as part of the Seed Stages Update. It's a mutation combo that's tied to a weather event and a pet, so here's everything you need ...

A new approach to gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa may help patients with advanced disease regain vision regardless of which genetic mutation is causing the condition. An optogenetic therapy ...

Mycoplasma infection acts as an invisible killer in the biopharmaceutical industry, compromising drug safety and patient health on a continuous basis. As the industry progresses, mycoplasma testing ...

Parkinson's disease causes both movement and cognitive deficits, and for a long time both were thought to be caused by the accumulation of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain. But a new ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

May 30, 2025, is the 17 th annual World Multiple Sclerosis Day, a day when the global medical community focuses on those living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a complex and frequently misunderstood ...