DAVIS, August 24 (WNM/University of California) - Humans are not the only species facing a potential threat from SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. An international team of scientists used genomic analysis to compare the main cellular receptor for the virus in humans - angiotensin converting enzyme-2, or ACE2 - in 410 different species of vertebrates, including birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. ACE2 ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...