Scientists are working to determine the potential risks associated with the new COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.529, which prompted an emergency meeting on Friday by the World Health Organization. 1- A ...
An array of different mutations or combinations of mutations may help the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 escape immune responses or therapeutic antibodies, according to a study published today in eLife ...
When the variant now known as omicron first appeared on a global database of coronavirus genomic sequences, scientists were stunned. This was the weirdest creature they’d seen to date. It had an ...
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has about 50 genetic mutations, and a whopping 36 of them are in the all-important spike. That is the part that lets the virus attach to human cells and worm its ...
Every blue-eyed person you have ever met carries the same genetic fingerprint, a single mutation buried deep inside a gene ...
NIH Director Francis Collins said Sunday that the Omicron variant could present challenges to existing vaccines. The new variant has a "record" number of mutations to the spike protein, the part of ...
Like storm waves battering a ship, new versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have buffeted the world one after another. Recently, scientists keeping tabs on these variants noticed a trend: Many carry the ...
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, made a dire prediction ...
The first confirmed case of the omicron variant in the U.S. was identified Wednesday, a little more than a week after its initial discovery in South Africa. While the World Health Organization has ...