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Increased replicative fitness of SARS-CoV-2 UK strain in human bronchial cells – News-Medical.Net

A recent study from France showed that the UK variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – also known as B.1.1.7 variant – can…

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A recent study from France showed that the UK variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – also known as B.1.1.7 variant – can replicate much more efficiently in a reconstituted human bronchial epithelium, which may explain why it spreads so rapidly in the human population. The study is currently freely available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.
Since its emergence in 2019, circulating populations of SARS-CoV-2 are known to acquire genetic diversity continuously….

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