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.

A new study says that a more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus is already roaming the earth, and it’s the dominant version of SARS-CoV-2. … ...

A new coronavirus mutation discovered by Arizona researchers mirrors a change that occurred as the 2003 SARS virus began to weaken, the researchers announced. Lead study author Dr. Efrem Lim, an as… ...

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 ...

The virus’s genetic material is also replicated, but errors known as mutations can arise in the process. As Mic has previously reported, most of these mutations have zero effect on viral function .

A preliminary report posted online claimed that a mutation had made the virus more transmissible. Geneticists say the evidence isn’t there. By Carl Zimmer All viruses mutate, and the coronavirus ...

Early in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists predicted the SARS-CoV-2 virus would mutate slowly. They were wrong. Hundreds of thousands of viral mutations and multiple seasonal ...

Research indicating the novel coronavirus is mutating has raised concerns that COVID-19 could become even more deadly or elude efforts to find an effective ...

The Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Getting More Dangerous. 5 minute read. By Jamie Ducharme. Updated: December 9, 2024 11:21 AM EST | Originally published: December 5, 2024 2:52 PM EST.

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 ...

A mutation in the novel coronavirus mirrors a change that occurred in the genetically similar SARS virus in 2003 — indicating that the bug might be weakening, researchers announced in a newly ...