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Mutation in novel coronavirus may have made it more contagious: Study – Yahoo India News
Houston, Nov 2 (PTI) The novel coronavirus is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, according to a study involving…
Houston, Nov 2 (PTI) The novel coronavirus is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, according to a study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in the US.
The research, published in the journal mBIO, however, did not find that these mutations have made the virus deadlier or changed clinical outcomes.
The researchers noted that the mutation, called D614G, is located in the spike protein that pries open our cells for viral entry.
‘The virus is mutating…
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