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News from Fukushima Update # 69 by Ana Miller and Greg Laden

Photo: BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images By now you’ve most likely heard about the major coronavirus variants circulating around the globe: B.1.1.7, the variant first identified in the U.K., and B.1.351, first identified in South Africa. These variants are concerning because they are more transmissible. This characteristic, along with others they may have, are not fully understood, but they are rooted in point mutations: single-letter changes in the genomes of the virus. The point mutation N501Y, ...