A new study published in Science confirms that SARS-CoV-2 has mutated in a way that's enabled it to spread quickly around the world, but the spike mutation may also make the virus more susceptible to ...

A mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2--one of several genetic mutations in the concerning variants that have emerged in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil--makes the virus up to ...

The rapid rise to dominance of the D614G spike mutation-carrying strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus wherever it has emerged worldwide has spurred much research into the possible survival advantage ...

Sarbecoviruses have emerged twice in the 21st century, causing a worldwide epidemic and pandemic. The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the disease caused by severe acute ...

The SARS-CoV-2 variants that have emerged in the past few months have attracted an immense amount of speculation. Specifically, whether the mutations may confer an advantage to the virus, render our ...