More new SARS-CoV-2 variants are highly likely
More new SARS-CoV-2 variants are highly likely In a recent report posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers from the United Kingdom and Uganda reveal unique protein features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) relative to other representatives of Sarbecoviruses. The causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), SARS-CoV-2, belongs to the Betacoronavirus genus and Coronaviridae family, which is a group of enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses. Other representatives of Sarbecoviruses include SARS-CoV (which was the coronavirus that led to ...