Interest in what caused the coronavirus pandemic has many political dimensions today, with President Trump saying genetic ...

Ralph Baric's science combating COVID-19 has been celebrated. But his work is also a target of people who believe the virus ...

In just a few years scientist Ralph Baric went from being heralded as a global leader in public-health focused coronavirus research, to a target of unproven accusations that he helped start a ...

Ralph Baric, a professor of epidemiology, microbiology and immunology at UNC-Chapel Hill, poses for a portrait in his lab at the Gillings School of Public Health in Chapel Hill, N.C. on December 2 ...

A coronavirus researcher at UNC who's attracted national attention is now being investigated by Republican state lawmakers.

Who has more power in North Carolina, the governor or the legislature? The question of balance of power between the legislative and executive branches, and the leaders of each branch, comes up ...