Scientists see new evidence South African variant binds more readily to human cells
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Scientists have new biological evidence that the so-called South African coronavirus variant binds more readily and strongly to human cells, making it more infectious, top local epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim said on Monday. He was speaking at a presentation of research into the variant, known as 501Y.V2, by a team of scientists.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Scientists have new biological evidence that the so-called South African coronavirus
variant binds more readily and strongly to human cells, making it more infectious, top local epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim said on Monday.
He was speaking at a presentation of research into the variant, known as 501Y.V2, by a team of scientists. The variant was identified by South African genomics experts late last year.
(Reporting by Tim Cocks; Editing by Alexander Winning)
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