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Re:Lab crafts mutant Covid-19 strain with 100% kill streak i... by wang_li on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @09:57AM (#39028561)
What selective pressure exists in nature to result in a virus like this naturally evolving?
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Re:Lab crafts mutant Covid-19 strain with 100% kill streak i... by theGnuMe on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @10:55AM (#39029423)
Selective evolutionary pressure is the mechanism. Mutants like this would be benign in a host (bats) and lethal in another species.
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Re:Lab crafts mutant Covid-19 strain with 100% kill streak i... by pillefitz on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @10:04AM (#39028657)
Do terrorist cells count?
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