[–] 4TheRepublic [S] ago
Link to PDF of BioRxiv publication titled "Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible formof SARS-CoV-2":
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.29.069054v1.full.pdf
[–] 4TheRepublic [S] ago
From LA Times (emphasis added)
The 33-page report was posted Thursday on BioRxiv, a website that researchers use to share their work before it is peer reviewed, an effort to speed up collaborations with scientists working on COVID-19 vaccines or treatments. That research has been largely based on the genetic sequence of earlier strains and might not be effective against the new one.
The mutation identified in the new report affects the now infamous spikes on the exterior of the coronavirus, which allow it to enter human respiratory cells. The report’s authors said they felt an “urgent need for an early warning” so that vaccines and drugs under development around the world will be effective against the mutated strain.
[–] Q20191776 ago
Quick! Call the mighty scientists to save US!!!