New York Daily News | Jun 13, 2020 | 11:08 AM A genetic mutation can make the new coronavirus more infectious, according to a team of Florida scientists. (Shutterstock) A genetic mutation can make the new coronavirus “much more infectious,” a team of scientists said Friday. According to researchers with the Scripps Research Institute, lab…
the new study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, does show that this mutation appears to change the biological function of the virus, experts said. The insight could be a crucial first step in understanding how the mutation behaves at a biomolecular level.Researchers at Scripps Research, Florida, found that the mutation, known as D614G,…
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
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