Tag: GISAID

SARS-CoV-2 is changing at a glacial pace

Sep 19, 2020

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by

lauraspinney

in Genetics, Journalism, Medicine

SCIENTISTS have had eyes on Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, since the beginning of this pandemic. They can see it is evolving, but it is happening at a glacial pace compared with two other viruses with pandemic potential: those that cause flu and Aids. That is good news for efforts to develop vaccines and treatments,…