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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (475): animal, Denmark, mink, spike protein sequences
COVID-19 -- DenmarkDenmark set off alarm bells this week with its announcement that it is culling the nation's entire mink herd -- the largest in the world -- to stop spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the prized fur species because of potentially dangerous mutations.Inter-species jumps of viruses make scientists nervous -- as do suggestions of potentially significant mutations that result from those jumps. In this case, Danish authorities say they've found some genetic changes that might undermine Read more [...]
