“B.1.1.7.” “B.1.351.” Before the COVID-19 pandemic, these were just a series of arbitrary letters and numbers. Now, we understand these as ‘variants of concern,’ versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with unique genetic codes. These variants represent just two branches on an enormous tree of the virus’ genetic diversity. As the virus transmits from person to […]
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New software provides detailed picture of diversity of COVID-19 virus variants
“B.1.1.7.” “B.1.351.” Before the COVID-19 pandemic, these were just a series of arbitrary letters and numbers. Now, we understand these as ‘variants of concern,’ versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with unique genetic codes. These variants represent just two branches on an enormous tree of the virus’ genetic diversity. As the virus transmits from person to […]
Big picture genetic scoring approach reliably predicts heart disease
Specialized risk scores derived from testing that calculates the cumulative effect of an individual’s entire DNA sequence, the genome, may reliably predict heart disease in people who have not yet had a heart attack, according to new research in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, an American Heart Association journal. The study is the latest to […]