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The emerging plasticity of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
Viruses evolve as a result of mutation (misincorporations, insertions or deletions, and recombination) and natural selection for favorable traits such as more efficient…
Mutations (red) in the spike protein (green) of SARS-CoV-2 variants that affect host receptor (light gray) or antibody (dark gray) binding could impair immunity.
ILLUSTRATION: V. ALTOUNIAN/SCIENCE
Viruses evolve as a result of mutation (misincorporations, insertions or deletions, and recombination) and natural selection for favorable traits such as more efficient viral replication, transmission, and evasion of host defenses. Newly selected traits may be linked in unpredictable ways and raise concern…
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