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New methodology predicts mutation hotspots in SARS-CoV-2 virus – News-Medical.Net

Researchers in Sweden and China have presented a new methodology for predicting mutation “hotspot” sites within severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…

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Researchers in Sweden and China have presented a new methodology for predicting mutation “hotspot” sites within severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Within these hotspots, a mutation would cause a small local change within the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein structure – the surface structure the virus uses to bind to and infect host cells.
This small change in the spike protein’s structure would…

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