Decoy receptor neutralizes coronavirus in cell cultures: Study

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread, scientists are seeking ways to keep the coronavirus from infecting tissues once they're exposed, a new study suggests luring the virus with a decoy - an engineered, free-floating receptor protein - binds the disease and blocks infection. To infect a human cell, a virus must first bind to a receptor protein on the cell's surface.

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