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Scientists scramble to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spott
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The new variant, called BA.2.86 and nicknamed Pirola by variant hunters on social media, has more than 30 amino acid changes to its spike protein compared with its next closest ancestor, the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, according to Dr Jesse Bloom, who studies viral evolution at the Fred H
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Researchers say viral evolution among animals might reveal COVID-19's futu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that when animals catch COVID-19 from humans, new SARS-CoV-2 variants can arise.
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Viral evolution in animals could reveal future of COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): When animals catch COVID-19 from humans, new SARS-CoV-2 variants can arise. To evaluate this phenomenon, an interdisciplinary team at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences systematically analysed mutation types occurring in the virus af
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