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