Australian scientists create lab-grown version of deadly coronavirus, paving way for vaccine

Researchers at a company in Wuqing District, Tianjin Municipality, China, 27 January 2020.

Researchers at a company in Wuqing District, Tianjin Municipality, China, 27 January 2020 Source: XINHUA

Australian scientists have created a lab-grown version of the deadly coronavirus, becoming the first team outside of China to do so.


Australian scientists have managed to replicate the coronavirus in laboratory conditions in a medical breakthrough that could help speed up the development of a vaccine to combat the deadly virus.

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