Virus with D614G Change in Spike Out-Competes Original Strain, but May not Make Patients Sicker (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Virus with D614G Change in Spike Out-Competes Original Strain, but May not Make Patients Sicker

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The variant in question, D614G, makes a small but effective change in the virus's 'Spike' protein, which the virus uses to enter human cells.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory

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