Submitted by Doctor de Vaca Via Salk News Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular disease LA JOLLA—Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2’s distinctive “spike” proteins help the virus infect its host by latching on to healthy cells. Now, a major new study shows … Continue reading The novel coronavirus’ spike protein plays additional key role in illness