On this "two types of SARS-CoV-2" thing.
Think of this..
Your family splits. Some move to Canada & rest to the US. Generations pass. They'd still be human & speak English (kind of), eat etc. But they'd dress & sound different. One branch would be more polite another love guns
Think of this..
Your family splits. Some move to Canada & rest to the US. Generations pass. They'd still be human & speak English (kind of), eat etc. But they'd dress & sound different. One branch would be more polite another love guns
They'd be essentially physically unchanged because there was need for them to majorly adapt to new challenges. But they'd have made subtle adaptations to their environment to fit in & stand out less.
More on the L(eucine; named after the amino acid of relevance to the authors and called the "major type") and S(erine) SARS-CoV-2 groups.
These don't have any functional significance at this stage. They are just observed groupings based on genetic sequence sample thus far.
These don't have any functional significance at this stage. They are just observed groupings based on genetic sequence sample thus far.
So let;s steer clear of "new mutant virus" -style headlines hey? Don't give them oxygen. This is just humans seeing patterns and describing them at this stage.
A more technical take on an aspect of this from an expert is
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