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COVID-19 research explores how the SARS-CoV-2 virus breaks into cells and turns them into virus assembly lines that spread infection and identifies places where it can be blocked or attacked. This information is critical for designing vaccines to prevent infection and drugs to treat it.

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The study, done on a mild-mannered relative of the virus that causes COVID-19, paves the way for seeing more clearly how spike proteins initiate...

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The lab’s X-ray laser recently joined other facilities in making remote science possible from any corner of the world, a trend that will likely...

Remote experiments in the control room at LCLS
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Images reveal how some antibodies may block SARS-CoV-2 infection.

A rendering of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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No human cell can function without these tiny machines, which cause disease when they go haywire and offer potential targets for therapeutic drugs.

Illustration of molecular Ferris wheel moving protons
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Illustration of a molecular Ferris wheel delivering protons
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They found that gently heating N95 masks in high relative humidity could inactivate SARS-CoV-2 virus trapped within the masks, without degrading the masks’ performance.

Medical workers donning personal protective equipment
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University of Alberta researchers worked with SLAC X-ray scientists to explore the potential of a feline coronavirus drug that may be effective against SARS-CoV-2.

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is responding to the coronavirus crisis by imaging disease-related biomolecules, developing standards for reliable coronavirus testing and enabling other essential...
SLAC joins the global fight against COVID-19
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Sander Breur from SLAC’s EXO neutrino research group, describes the acute shortage ventilator project.
SLAC scientists invent low-cost emergency ventilator
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The technology could save the lives of COVID-19 patients when more advanced ventilators are too expensive or not available.

Ventilator Prototype
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Scientists are deploying this state-of-the-art X-ray crystallography facility to study biological molecules related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jeney Wierman, a staff scientist at SLAC, explains how SSRL tools are contributing to COVID-19 research.
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