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Virus mutations down to chance, in more ways than one – Jordan Times
PARIS — The emergence of several, more infectious strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has worried governments and scientists, who are investigating how…
PARIS The emergence of several, more infectious strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has worried governments and scientists, who are investigating how and why the virus became more transmissible.
Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 mutates in order to maximise its survival chances.
When it replicates, tiny errors in its genetic coding are introduced.
Most of these are inconsequential. But some as with the virus variants that emerged recently in Britain, South Africa and Brazil can give the virus…
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