We are mutating SARS-CoV-2, but it is evolving back.

[2greys]

Scientists investigating the evolution of the virus that causes Covid19 say that its mutation seems to be directed by human proteins that degrade it, but natural selection of the virus enables it to bounce back. The findings could help in the design of vaccines against the virus.

All organisms mutate. You were for example born with between 10 and 100 new mutations in your DNA. Mutation is usually a random process often owing to mistakes made when DNA is copied. Recent work from researchers at the Universities of Bath and Edinburgh, suggests that in the case of SARS-CoV-2, mutation may well not be a random process and that instead humans are mutating it, as part of a defence mechanism to degrade the virus.

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[Cateran]

The interesting thing in this report is that the annexation so to speak of the mutation process counters the evolutionary process. I wonder therefore if vaccines will turn out to be a new form of selective evolution engineered by humans/ Thanks for this fascinating article 2G.

[sassy59]

Fascinating reading 2greys. Thank you. Xxxx