#Mutation

Andrey Zarur

andreyzarur

Mutations to the Covid-19 virus in the UK are worrying, but not surprising. There are thousands of known mutations to the virus, it was only a matter of time before

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

NEW—BioNTech founder—“The vaccine contains >1270 amino acids, & only 9 of them changed—so 99% of the [spike] protein is still same”, says Şahin. He also points out #SARSCoV2 vaccine’s immune

Dr Zoë Hyde

DrZoeHyde

(1/6) This is quite a concerning development. An additional mutation (E484K; a key mutation in the South African variant) has now also been detected in a limited number of people

Bill Hanage

BillHanage

There is a new ‘variant’ clearly identified today, P.1. And it is worth saying a little about what we have learned about it, and from the variants we have identified

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

This new mink COVID-19 mutation story, which is making the rounds on Twitter is highly problematic. There are elements of truth in it but the reporting is completely irresponsible.1/https://www.berlingske.dk/nyheder/english-version-mink-cau

Hanna Faghfoury

HannanehF

5 hot tips for my non-geneticist friends sending genetic testing. To access the full nerdery, gifs, and clumsy analogies, read thread below. Don't send a panel after an exome.

Biohospitalix

BioHospitalix

Le gouvernement vient de faire paraître un DGS urgent sur les variants Anglais / Sud Africains et Brésiliens.L'inquiétude n'est plus trop sur l'anglais mais sur les deux suivants.Comme je vous

Julia Belluz

juliaoftoronto

Have a new story out about the scientific reasons why the UK (B.1.1.7) and South Africa (501Y.V2) variants are so deeply concerning, even for vaccine protection. A short to summarize:https://www.vox.com/22213033/covid-19-mutation-variant-va

Florian Krammer

florian_krammer

1) The biggest worry for vaccines about the new UK variant is the N501Y mutation in the receptor binding domain. This is also a mutation that appears when SARS-CoV-2 is

Andrew Rambaut 🦠🧬🌲🔮🤦‍♂️

arambaut

There is a lot of discussion at the moment about naming SARS-CoV-2 variants and coming up with a standardised naming system. There was some discussion of this last week at

Reuters

Reuters

As the novel coronavirus swept across the world and killed more than 1.5 million in the past year, it has mutated into several major groups, or strains, as it adapted

Dr Emma Hodcroft

firefoxx66

There are many, many #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 variants out there! A few have caught the attention of scientists in Europe - we're trying to monitor them!I'll be maintaining updated information here:https://github.com/emmahodcroft/cluster_

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

WORRISOME & SERIOUS—You know how the world put travel bans against UK travel out of fear of the #B117 more contagious variant? Well, now, UK put travel ban from

Dr. Kiki Sanford

drkiki

Are there new strains of the COVID-19 virus being talked about? Yes.Before you get concerned, let's clear a couple of things up... Viruses are made of genetic material - DNA

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

This is a must-read article by @mlipsitch and @kesvelt and I strongly agree with the central points: we urgently need to step up genomic surveillance & get transmission down now

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BREAKING—“New variant" (mutation) of #SARSCoV2 has been identified, believed to be causing faster spread, UK Health Secretary said. Its spread is growing faster than existing variant, w/ over 1,000 cases

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