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 ...

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

(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 ...

A recent scientific article suggested that the novel coronavirus responsible for the Covid-19 epidemic has mutated into a more "aggressive" form. Is this something we need to worry about? No, and here ...

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 ...

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 ...

Frankfurt: One thing making the development of an effective vaccine or drug against the novel coronavirus so difficult is the fact that a virus constantly changes over time. Some six months into the ...

Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots ...

The resurgence of Covid-19 cases observed in recent weeks is in line with the waves the virus causes every year and, according to Francesco Broccolo, should neither surprise nor alarm.

There are strong indications that the novel betacoronavirus of concern, SARS-CoV-2, has mutated. Does this present cause for alarm in terms of increased rates of infection or increased severity? What ...

A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. According ...