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Did a Mutation Turbocharge the Coronavirus? Not Likely, Scientists Say

May 6, 2020CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Did a Mutation Turbocharge the Coronavirus? Not Likely, Scientists Say
A preliminary report posted online claimed that a mutation had made the virus more transmissible. Geneticists say the evidence isn’t there.
Tagged Academic and Scientific Journals, Biology and Biochemistry, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Evolution (Biology), Genetics and Heredity, Viruses, your-feed-science
CARL ZIMMER
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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