Genomic sequencing finds high rate of UK variant among positive cases researched at Baylor University and last updated 2021-05-05 10:13:13-04 WACO, TX â Considered entrenched in our communities, a recent study conducted among Baylor found the U.K. variant of the coronavirus is more present across our area than anticipated. This cutting end research out of Baylor University is genomic sequencing, and the campus is tapping into their resources to not only understand the COVID variants on campus, but what the campus variants reflect about McLennan county. According to campus officials, Baylor University researchers have been working with Baylor College of Medicineâs Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology along with the Human Genome Sequencing Center in Houston on genomic analyses that identified the U.K. coronavirus variant being highly present in the tested community.