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This would have been infinitely more interesting it was something like rhinovirus. But in this case it appears to be gene swapping with another coronavirus, whi
by wahern 5y ago
This would have been infinitely more interesting it was something like rhinovirus. But in this case it appears to be gene swapping with another coronavirus, which is not very interesting from a high-level perspective, though I'm sure noteworthy for those researching the finer mechanics of viral evolution.
- Yaa101 5y agoMaybe interesting enough if HIV is spreading in the future without people having sex? If SARS-CoV-2 picked up the genetic sequence from HCoV-229E or HIV then what is stopping things going the other way around? It could also be the start of SARS-CoV-2 becoming endemic and mild. Either way, things are interesting from a virologist view.