New York University: Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Renders Virus Up to Eight Times More Infectious
February 18, 2021
February 18, 2021
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (TNSJou) -- New York University issued the following news release:
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 eight times more infectious in human cells than the initial virus that originated in China, according to research published in the journal eLife.
The study, led by researchers at New York Unive . . .
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 eight times more infectious in human cells than the initial virus that originated in China, according to research published in the journal eLife.
The study, led by researchers at New York Unive . . .