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Fragments that were 67% similar really doesn't sound very similar when we're talking about DNA, considering us slower evolving mammals share a larger percentage
by notahacker 6y ago
Fragments that were 67% similar really doesn't sound very similar when we're talking about DNA, considering us slower evolving mammals share a larger percentage of DNA with our pets, and by your own stat 43% of people's T-cells are not primed to respond at all...
We do designate strains of influenza transmitted from animals (and indeed other coronaviruses transmitted from animals) as novel threats.
- oceanplexian 6y agoThe human genome contains 3 billion nucleotides, SARS-COV-2 contains about 29,000. If it shares ~60% of its genome with common coronaviruses that's quite substantial.