Lab -grown corona virus to hasten vaccine efforts

A team of scientists in Australia said they have successfully developed a lab -grown version of the new corona virus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help quicken the creation of a vaccine.The researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne said they would share the sample with the World Health Organization and laboratories around the world. As well as contributing to the creation of a vaccine, the Australia -grown sample could be used to generate an antibody test the Doherty Instite said.