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A piece in the SARS-CoV-2 genome mosaic: furin site on the spike protein
2022-11-14
Abstract excerpt
The recent Smriti Mallapaty’work (Nature. News, 10 November 2022) highlights the role of recombination in the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2. It seems hard to deal the origin of the virus as a whole. The SARS-CoV-2genome is a mosaic of regions or parts, each with their own origin. The SARS-CoV-2’s closest known relative is a bat virus found in Laos called BANAL-52, which can therefore infect human cells. Furthermore,...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e3fe8486-7123-54ad-a592-349c66b45fcb
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2271117/v1
