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What makes coronavirus an 'ace' at invading cells? Blame its club-shaped protein spike and a molecule in the human body

In the months since the coronavirus stormed on to the world’s stage, millions have been infected and billions of other lives affected indirectly

Why men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women

Recent research suggests that men have a higher amount of ACE2 in their plasma, which is likely why they are more vulnerable to COVID-19.

Men’s blood has higher levels of a key enzyme used by the Coronavirus to infect cells, study

ACE2 is found in the heart, kidneys and it is thought to play a role in how the infection progresses into the lungs.

Why has COVID-19 infected and killed so many more people than SARS?

The genome of COVID-19 is 86% similar to the SARS genome, yet the two strains have played out very differently.