A coronavirus researcher at UNC who's attracted national attention is now being investigated by Republican state lawmakers.

Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these ...

Ralph Baric's science combating COVID-19 has been celebrated. But his work is also a target of people who believe the virus ...

Interest in what caused the coronavirus pandemic has many political dimensions today, with President Trump saying genetic ...