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During 2020, many people learned more about coronaviruses, and specifically the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Pictures of the spiked virus have been plastered across the news media. The image is reminiscent of a chain mace, or flail. This was a medieval weapon with a spiked steel ball at the end of a chain or leather strap. The image may be frightening. It turns out researchers believe the spikes are responsible for significant vascular damage leading to severe disease.1 Most people will be infected at least one time in their lives by some type of coronavirus. If the COVID-19 pandemic … Continue reading →
The future of COVID-19 series: It s all about the spike
Spikes are the reason COVID-19 hurts us, but their stalk may hold the key to for stopping COVIDs to come. 7:10 am, May 24, 2021 ×
Seen up close, Spike looks like a multicolored bunch of grapes. We now know that it is the primary mechanism behind COVID-19. Image courtesy of NIAID
ROCHESTER, Minn. It s become the most recognizable tangle of molecular ribbon in the world.
Otherwise known among molecular scientists as spike, it is a protein sticking out of the virus that causes COVID-19.
As anyone who has seen the drawings can tell you, the crown-like spikes adorning SARS-CoV2 look like suction cups protruding from a beach ball That s in the COVID-19 cartoons anyway.