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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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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.

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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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The technology could save the lives of COVID-19 patients when more advanced ventilators are too expensive or not available.

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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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The lab is responding to the coronavirus crisis by imaging disease-related biomolecules, developing standards for reliable coronavirus testing and enabling other essential research.

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