On Friday, asked about BA.2.12.1, and why it is spreading, he noted it has a mutation, named S704L, that probably destabilizes a portion of the spike protein on the virus’s surface.

"Eventually, you'd expect some of these mutations to result in advantage for the virus," he said. Lately, variations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 have popped up all over the world ...

We've all become familiar with virus mutations over the course of the pandemic, and can all probably list off the COVID variants including alpha, delta and omicron. But now we're hearing more and ...

He said it "almost always co-exists" with another mutation which affects how the virus replicates its genetic material. D614G "has been the dominant form of SARS-CoV-2 in Europe and the USA for a ...

Health Bird flu patient had virus mutations, sparking concern about human spread The severely ill Louisiana patient had a different viral strain than nearby birds, CDC found ...

We are not one mutation from a pandemic, but the H5N1 virus is certainly not getting any further away. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

Scientists have discovered that H5N1, the strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus currently spreading in U.S. dairy cows, only needs a single mutation to readily latch on to human cells ...

H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk. The mutation in the Canadian teenager was at a position known as 226 on the hemagglutinin’s receptor ...

The World Health Organization is monitoring a new mutation of the virus that’s already caused a surge in Asia.

The avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver has mutations in key areas that could help the virus spread more easily in humans, scientists say. CNN values your feedback 1.

MIT researchers have turned to grammar to unravel mysterious behind mutation in viruses like influenza or SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19.