VARIABEL (IMAGE) Rice University Caption An illustration defines what differentiates single-nucleotide variants (iSNVs) within a single host from single nucleotide polymorphisms that spread from host to host. Rice University computer scientists have introduced Variabel, which uses sequencing data to identify low-frequency, intra-host variants of SARS-CoV-19 from public data sets. Credit Illustration courtesy of the Treangen Lab/Rice University Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.