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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Cells in the lungs, intestines and nasal passages were identified in a recent study as those most susceptible to the coronavirus.Researchers hope the findings can better inform decisions moving forward in finding a vaccine.Experts identified the cell types which produce the two proteins…

Researchers at MIT; the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard; and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; along with colleagues from around the world have identified specific types of cells that appear to be targets of the coronavirus that is causing the Covid-19 pandemic. Using existing data on the RNA found in different…

April 22, 2020 | 4:47pm Researchers have pinpointed the specific cells targeted by the coronavirus — a development they hope could be helpful in the search for a cure, MIT announced Wednesday. The team of scientists used an existing data set on the RNA found in different types of cells to locate those with two…