They finally mapped the genome of this new Ebola strain... bad news is that its mutating fast!! Quote from Harvard scientists: The virus has mutated more than 300 times from previous strains of Ebola, Gire said. Researchers have also pinpointed about 50 places in the genetic code where the virus has changed since this outbreak started. So far, they dont know what any of those mutations mean, but they hope to find out. Gire said it is mutating in the faster side of the normal range for viruses of its type. That becomes worrisome because as time goes on and the disease spreads, it gives the strain more opportunity to mutate into something even harder to fight, perhaps making it stronger or easier to spread, Sabeti said. This is wack!!
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 18:53:06 +0000
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