03-31-2020, 05:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-31-2020, 05:36 PM by Alan V.)
Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)
Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)
Why coronaviruses mutate so much:
It's an interesting article to read in full.
Quote:CNN
Coronaviruses are part of the RNA brigade of viruses, which are much less stable than their DNA-based comrades. Why is that important? Because instability leads to mistakes in copying genetic code.
That leads to mutations -- thousands, millions, billions of mutations. Sooner or later, one mutation hits pay dirt and allows the virus to cross the great divide between different species. A few million/billion/trillion more mistakes creates another mutation that allows that virus to spread easily. Now the virus is both in its new host and it is contagious.
It's an interesting article to read in full.
