📍Update: “There is actually 17 changes that would affect protein structure in some way that distinguish this variant from other variants that are circulating—which is a lot. It’s striking.” Dr Nick Loman @pathogenomenick says. Research ongoing. #SARSCoV2
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
3) The new strain of coronavirus spreading through Britain has a 'striking' amount of mutations, scientists have claimed.
UK's Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium who have been investigating the evolved strain, say they have uncovered 17 alterations, which they described as 'a lot'.
UK's Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium who have been investigating the evolved strain, say they have uncovered 17 alterations, which they described as 'a lot'.
4) Most of the changes are on the spike protein. But not all.
Again we don’t know if it will affect vaccines. Unlikely many say. And again, we have multitudes of vaccines under development.
Again we don’t know if it will affect vaccines. Unlikely many say. And again, we have multitudes of vaccines under development.
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