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Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the longer it takes to vaccinate people, the more likely it is that a variant could emerge that can elude tests, treatments and vaccines.

A recent study by US researchers shows how the 501Y.V2 variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), characterized by several mutations, is able to escape neutralization by present first-wave anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and potentially re-infect COVID-19 convalescent individuals.

New SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges in the U.S. Even as the rollout of vaccines all over the world brings a glimmer of hope that the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may end in the near future, new variants continue to emerge, some with the potential to escape vaccine-induced or therapeutic antibodies. Now, a new preprint research paper published on the bioRxiv* server describes a new American variant that may have become the dominant strain in the USA. New regional variants ari...

Study reveals new way to target cancer’s nutritional needs Jan 18 2021 Scientists discover a way to target cancer’s nutritional needs, which could lead to a new way to treat the disease, according to a study published in Nature Communications today (Thursday). Numerous studies in mice and cancer cells have shown cancer growth can be reduced in response to diets lacking serine. But results have been variable because some cancer cells are efficient in making their own serine, particularly th...

A new study has found that the new Covid-19 variant (501Y.V2) can evade neutralisation by first-wave anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and potentially re-infect Covid-19 convalescent individuals.The study, p

The Atlantic The most concerning versions of the virus are not simply mutating—they’re mutating in similar ways. Simoul Alva For most of 2020, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 jumped from human to human, accumulating mutations at a steady rate of two per month—not especially impressive for a virus. These mutations have largely had little effect. But recently, three distinct versions of the virus seem to have independently converged on some of the same mutations, despite being thousand...

The COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7. made its way to Michigan.

Why the New Covid-19 Variants Could Be More Infectious 8 countries in the @WHO_Europe region have now identified the new COVID-19 variant VOC-202012/01 (AP)Premium . Updated: 17 Jan 2021, 12:37 PM IST The Wall Street Journal Mutations in the virus’s appendage have created potentially more infectious versions of the pathogen, including one currently circulating around the world Share Via Read Full Story As viruses replicate, they change, or mutate. Some mutations give these viral variants a...

Medical researchers say the unique Covid-19 variation cannot be assigned a lineage, but its study will continue

Certain snakes have evolved a unique genetic trick to avoid being eaten by venomous snakes, according to University of Queensland research.