.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... PHOENIX — Scientists from three public universities in Arizona have joined together to analyze test samples and detect COVID-19 mutations, officials said. COVID-19 mutations have been occurring with several variants already identified, including one first detected in the United Kingdom that is seemingly more contagious, KTAR-FM reported Friday. More than 600 cases of the variant have been identified in the United States. Now, University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University are working to analyze samples for genetic anomalies. “The concern, of course, is you get one of these mutations that take hold and there’s no vaccine that can protect you,” University of Arizona president Robert Robbins said.