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Tumors contain thousands of genetic changes, but only a few are actually cancer-causing. A quicker way to identify these driver mutations could lead to more targeted cancer treatments.
It’s hard to keep up. But new Omicron sub-variants are emerging that may lead to reinfections and another spike in cases.
COVID-19 variants are the products of the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. They arise via mutations, but other forces also have roles to play in the generation and transmission of variants.
One of the ways the Omicron variant is different from other variants is the sheer number of mutations in the spike protein. Does this make it a super-variant?
After a nose swab tests positive for a virus or bacteria, scientists can use the sample’s genetic sequence to figure out where and when the pathogen emerged and how fast it’s changing.
Variants of the original SARS-CoV-2 are now in wide circulation. That means the third wave of COVID-19 has come with new questions about the variants, their effects and what might come next.
The science behind today’s petition to pardon Kathleen Folbigg has been peer reviewed. Here’s what it says.
Even those that live in areas where the population has already been vaccinated would not be totally protected if the virus mutates elsewhere.
In the context of COVID-19, we’re hearing about new mutations, strains and variants all the time. It’s no wonder it can all get a bit confusing.
These variants are definitely cause for concern. But there’s every indication we can adapt our vaccine strategy to combat these and other variants going forward.
The virus is evolving and new strains are more transmissible. Will the vaccines work against these new variants? How can researchers stay ahead of the virus’s evolution?
The UK government has claimed the new British variant of the coronavirus may be 30% more deadly.
Multiple COVID-19 variants are circulating around the world and becoming more common. These mutations can alter the ability of the virus to take hold and replicate within our cells.
A biologist who studies the evolution of diseases explains what’s different about the two new virus strains that have been found recently, and what that means for vaccine effectiveness.
Compared with other RNA viruses, the coronavirus is actually quite stable. So don’t believe the scary headlines about the ‘mutant coronavirus’.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a crippling, progressive neurodegenerative disease for which there is no cure. Now it seems that a diabetes drug may help some cases.
It’s excellent this virus has been found early, but there is no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission.
Every time the virus copies itself it makes mistakes, creating a trail that researchers can use to build a family tree with information about where it’s traveled, and when.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is constantly mutating. What do these mutations reveal about this virus’s evolution? And will this knowledge help us to develop a long-lasting vaccine?
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Professor, Biology, York University, Canada
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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Independent Consultant Pathologist & Hon. Lecturer, Department of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi
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Post-doctoral scholar; Scientific Consultant, University of California, Berkeley
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of California, San Diego
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Research officer, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina
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PhD Student in Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Director, Center for NeuroGenetics and Kitzman Family Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida
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Virologist, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Molecular Genetics, University of Central Lancashire
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Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
