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News from Fukushima Update # 69 by Ana Miller and Greg Laden
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News from Fukushima Update # 69 by Ana Miller and Greg Laden
Photo: BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images By now youâve 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, for example, refers to a change in the virus genome at position 501, from amino acid N (asparagine) ...