Michael Letko | WSU Insider | Washington State University

Newly discovered COVID‑like virus could infect humans, resist vaccines

September 22, 2022

A WSU-led research team found spike proteins from the bat virus, Khosta-2, can infect human cells and is resistant to both the monoclonal antibodies and serum from individuals vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2.

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From computer to benchtop: WSU researchers find clues to new mechanisms for coronaviruses infections

April 8, 2022

New WSU research shows that a group of bat viruses related to SARS-CoV-2 can also infect human cells but uses a different and unknown entryway.

Illustration of coronavirus spike ball in front of double helix