The Science Behind the Coronavirus, Series I

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, offers an overview of our special series, The Science Behind the Coronavirus. In this introduction, Soon-Shiong proposes that understanding how the virus infects our bodies and strategies toward treatment can help us allay our anxiety about it. Soon-Shiong is a surgeon and scientist who has spent his career studying the human immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

In this segment of our special series, The Science Behind the Coronavirus, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong explains the evolution of the coronavirus — how it came to be, and how it interacts with the body. Soon-Shiong is the owner of the Los Angeles Times. He is a surgeon and scientist who has spent his career studying the human immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong continues our special series, The Science Behind the Coronavirus, with a look at the deadly threat of the virus. In later segments, Soon-Shiong will examine what you can do to protect yourself. Soon-Shiong is the owner of the Los Angeles Times and a surgeon and scientist who has spent his career studying the human immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

In this segment of our series The Science Behind the Coronavirus, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong examines the speed with which the coronavirus spreads. Soon-Shiong is the owner of the Los Angeles Times and a surgeon and scientist who has spent his career studying the human immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, continues our special series, The Science Behind the Coronavirus. In this segment, Soon-Shiong examines the symptoms associated with infection. Soon-Shiong is a surgeon and scientist who has spent his career studying the human immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

In this segment of our special series, The Science Behind the Coronavirus, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong explains the power of a simple act: washing your hands, and why this act can destroy the envelope of the coronavirus. Soon-Shiong is the owner of the Los Angeles Times and a surgeon and scientist who has spent his career studying the human immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong breaks down methods scientists are contemplating as they seek a treatment for the coronavirus. Soon-Shiong also examines the difference between a treatment and a vaccine. The Science Behind the Coronavirus is a special series offered by the Los Angeles Times. Soon-Shiong is the owner of the Los Angeles Times and a surgeon and scientist who has spent his career studying the human immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong examines how long the coronavirus pandemic could last, and how the actions we take — from washing our hands to social distancing — will help “flatten the curve.” The Science Behind the Coronavirus is a special series from the Los Angeles Times. Soon-Shiong is the owner of the Los Angeles Times and a surgeon and scientist who has spent his career studying the human immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.