RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Omicron's exceptionally large number of mutations on the gene that helps the coronavirus spread may provide clues as to how it developed, according to a computer analysis of the variant.
The coexistence of mutations in the so-called S gene, which would normally inhibit the virus' ability to thrive, suggests that the changes are instead working to help the variant become more effective at spreading, according to a blog post by researchers led by Associate Professor Darren Martin of the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine at the University of Cape Town.
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