Since the inception of the coronavirus, sources have argued about the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Did it derive from bats through another animal, bats to humans, cold-chain food products, or a man-made laboratory leak? We don’t know. However, to predict (and, hopefully, prevent) the next pandemic, scientists are currently studying the transmission of pathogens in bats….
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A Face Mask That Can Deactivate COVID-19?
According to Knowridge, scientists from the University of Kentucky have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. This membrane includes proteolytic enzymes that attach to protein spikes and deactivates them; SARS-CoV-2 is covered in spikes, allowing the virus to enter cells in the body. The mask material…