The first vaccine to be used en masse against COVID-19 will have to contend with D614G, the latest mutation of SARS-CoV-2 Studies reveal D614G as the new dominant starin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that ...

(Reuters) - A specific mutation in the new coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect cells, according to a study by U.S. researchers. The research may explain why early outbreaks in ...

Just when it felt like COVID had quietly slipped into the background of everyday life, a new variant is back in the headlines. Reports suggest this strain carries multiple spike protein mutations and ...

Most covid-19 cases are caused by a particular type of variants, but do we need to worry every time a new one emerges?

From Stratus to Cicada, several variants are on the radar as COVID-19 activity rises, impacting how the virus spreads, its ...

New Delhi: New Covid-19 subvariant BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada,” is spreading across the United States, drawing attention due to its 70-75 spike protein mutations, far more than the original Omicron ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Where biology meets technology, researchers are on the hunt for mutations of COVID-19. The Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, also known as MiGS, is one of several in the country ...

A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution, indicates that while the COVID-19 virus has developed rapidly since 2019, it has done so within limited genetic channels. These genetic limits have ...

All viruses mutate and SARS-CoV-2 is no exception. There have been over 4,000 mutations recorded to date, almost all are inconsequential. The English mutation, however, is of great clinical ...

A new study provides early evidence that a Covid-19 vaccine might be effective against two new coronavirus strains first identified in South Africa and the UK, despite a concerning mutation. The two ...