Research shows some viruses can infect even after major mutations

Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 09:02 in Health & Medicine

Portland State University researchers have found that only about half the genes in a specific virus affecting single cell organisms is needed to infect a host. This means the virus can undergo major mutations without losing its ability to survive and infect.

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