New tools enable rapid analysis of coronavirus sequences and tracking of variants
E-Mail IMAGE: In this example of UShER results, displayed using Nextstrain, sequences representing a hypothetical outbreak are yellow, previously sampled sequences are blue, and branches are labeled by nucleotide mutations. view more Credit: UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred genomic surveillance of viruses on an unprecedented scale, as scientists around the world use genome sequencing to track the spread of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The rapid accumulation of viral genome sequences presents new opportunities for tracing global and local ...
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