COVID-19 Mutation Not More Fatal But Can Contribute to Rising Number of Deaths

Medicine & Technology Jan 04, 2021

B.1.1.7, the new COVID-19 strain's mutation, might not be more fatal but it is "believed to be responsible" for the increasing number of cases.

Scientists Share Important Information About the Quickly Spreading Coronavirus Variant in the UK

Dec 21, 2020

NBC News reported that several European nations had banned flights from the UK over concerns regarding a new coronavirus variant that forced millions in Britain to cancel their plans for Christmas.

This New COVID-19 Mutated Strain Could Be More Infectious Yet Susceptible to a Vaccine

Nov 15, 2020

A new experiment proves the D614G coronavirus strain also replicates faster than the original strain. It may help make COVID-19 vaccines more effective.

Denmark To Kill All Farmed Mink Due to Coronavirus Infections

Nov 04, 2020

Government officials said on Wednesday that a COVID-19 mutation could interfere with vaccine effectiveness in humans.

Mutations That Affect Aging May Be More Common Than Previously Thought

Sep 30, 2020

A study conducted on fruit flies reveals that there might be more mutations that affect aging than scientists previously thought.

Europe and the West Have a Strongly Mutated Version of COVID-19

Jun 30, 2020

Scientists have seen a clear and consistent pattern associated with COVID-19 mutating into a strain ten times stronger than the original one.

Coronavirus Vaccine Development May Become a Cyclical Work Due to Rapid Mutations, Study Suggests

Jun 20, 2020

Experts believe that coronavirus might stay for much longer as rapid mutations could cause any vaccine to be developed ineffective in a short time.

NONE of the Most Common Coronavirus Mutations has Increased Ability to Spread from One Person to Another, New Study Suggests

May 26, 2020

A new study from the University College London looked at 31 mutations of SARS-CoV-2 and found that some mutations could be harmful to the virus and its ability to spread.

Spike Mutation on Coronavirus Highlights Need for Global Surveillance as they may be Adapting to Humans

May 11, 2020

Scientists found evidence of mutation in cronavirus that could alter the critical spike protein's behavior.

Coronavirus Has Mutated into a More Contagious But Less Deadly Strain: New Study

May 06, 2020

A more contagious virus does not necessarily mean it is deadlier than the first one discovered in Wuhan but it is still unclear whether it will affect the efforts in coronavirus vaccine development

Scientists Found an Isolated Coronavirus Mutation in India That Could Threaten Vaccine Development

Apr 14, 2020

A coronavirus strain found in India showed a mutation in its mechanism in binding to human cells that could threaten vaccine development around the globe.

Cancer Of The Blood May Become Deadlier Than It Was

Oct 04, 2019

Cell mutation in two types of cancer cells is enhancing each other’s effect making the cancer deadlier than it already is.

Genetic Mutation May Help Understand Autism

Jul 22, 2019

Understanding the genetic mutation that happens in humans is vital in understanding what could be causing autism and how to deal with it.

CRISPR-Cas9 Babies Have Lower Rates of Survival, Study Says

Jun 25, 2019

Genetically manipulated children from Chinese research are more likely to die young, according to a study from Berkeley.

Researchers Identified New Mutation in the Leptin Gene

Jun 22, 2019

Researchers believe this new mutation could help them understand why people develop an excess of body fat