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Evolution 'Landscapes' Predict What's Next for COVID Virus

The Quanta Podcast

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The Evolution of the Karino Virus

Scientists are trying to understand how mutations in sars cove, too alter its ability to spread among humans. Virologists have been gaining insights into which components of the virus are most prone to evolve and which key protein elements can't change without tanking its survival. The work has pin pointed specific combinations of mutations that could usher in a new phase of the pandemic.

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