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An expert explains viral variants, mutations and strains
What are variants? We asked Divya Shah, Epidemics Research Lead, to explain how variants happen, what they mean for treatments […]
How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus?
How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus? Scientists are scanning virus samples taken from infected people to look for […]
If new COVID variants become dominant in U.S., re-infections likely, says Fauci
If new, more contagious variants become dominant in the United States, a high rate of Americans who have already suffered […]
WHO convenes emergency committee early over coronavirus variants
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee will meet two weeks early on Thursday to discuss the new coronavirus variants from […]
Despite common obesity gene variants, obese children lose weight after lifestyle changes
Children who are genetically predisposed to overweight by common gene variants can still lose weight by changing their diet and […]
Thousands of breast cancer gene variants engineered and analyzed
A new scientific analysis of nearly 4,000 mutations deliberately engineered into the BRCA1 gene will immediately benefit people undergoing genetic […]