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I hope everyone in the States had a fantastic Thanksgiving (even if you’re a Dallas Cowboys football fan). I hate to ruin the holiday, but… We have a new variant. I’ve not seen this much anxiety ridden chatter among scientists about a COVID19 variant before. Even among the calm, cool, and collected scientists.

Library of Congress Builds New Collections Documenting COVID-19 Pandemic Collections Include Photographs of Community Impact, Web Archiving of Public Health Data and Artist Responses to the Health Crisis As the world marks the one-year anniversary of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Library of Congress has been collecting materials and documenting this time in history through a variety of initiatives. The Library’s rapid-response collecting since the start of lockdowns and socia...

Genomics reveals distinct patterns of emergence of SARS‐CoV‐2 spike variants in Columbus, Ohio Genomic sequencing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has facilitated tracking shifts in viral isolates globally. The emergence of the D614G mutation gave rise to the more transmissible G‐strain of SARS-COV-2. Studies show that this variant has increased cell binding and viral transmission within in vitro models. More distinct SARS‐CoV‐2 strains with additional c...