![]() ![]() In the midst of all of this has been the hamster. This unprecedented global effort has unearthed an unprecedented volume of research that is helping us find new treatments and drugs in record time. While some scientists were forced to shut down their labs due to lockdowns, others were working the problem, increasing both the scientific field and the public’s understanding of the virus and how it reacts to emerging treatments. Flash forward 15 years, and the hamsters have emerged as a leading light, helping us to understand the SARS-CoV-2 virus-a cousin to SARS-during the early months of the pandemic. In 2005, scientists first discovered that the Golden Syrian Hamster could be infected with a coronavirus, in this case the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS that sparked a global outbreak in the early 2000s. The model has become a ‘golden’ standard’ in researching the pandemic.
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