Researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom have collaborated to produce a data collection pipeline that identifies potentially important mutations in the coronavirus in real-time as genome sequences are submitted to the Global Initiative for Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID). The first tool they developed focuses on mutations in the spike protein, the protein on the virus's surface that it uses to infect cells. When the tool identifies mutations that could infect the ability of the virus to spread or the severity of disease, the team immediately initiates testing to identify the precise effects of the mutation.
The Virus Has Mutated to Spread Faster
The Virus Has Mutated to Spread Faster
The Virus Has Mutated to Spread Faster
Researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom have collaborated to produce a data collection pipeline that identifies potentially important mutations in the coronavirus in real-time as genome sequences are submitted to the Global Initiative for Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID). The first tool they developed focuses on mutations in the spike protein, the protein on the virus's surface that it uses to infect cells. When the tool identifies mutations that could infect the ability of the virus to spread or the severity of disease, the team immediately initiates testing to identify the precise effects of the mutation.