Britain offers to use its genomics expertise to police the world for dangerous Covid mutations

Britain offers to use its genomics expertise to police the world for dangerous Covid mutations by using UK labs to help other countries analyse new strains Britain is aiming to provide genomic experts to nations with limited resources  Matt Hancock will make the pledge amid Government concerns over new strains He will offer the support … Read more

Zebras with spots and gold fur are observed in Africa that are genetic mutations from inbreeding

Zebras are known for their black and white stripes, but over several years scientists have noticed some of the animals bear spots, odd patterns and even gold fur. Such alterations, usually caused by genetic mutations, are rarely observed in mammals, which has sparked a new study into what is causing the zebras to change. A … Read more

COVID-19 vaccines NOT affected by coronavirus mutations, study finds

Mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes Covid-19 will not affect the effectiveness of vaccines, a study shows.  The virus has mutated at a critical location since it first emerged in Wuhan late last year, and there were concerns future changes could render vaccines useless.   In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic the dominant … Read more

Masks in the workplace, mass testing and mutations: DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions

Will masks soon be compulsory in the workplace? France has said it will become compulsory for its workers to wear masks in all indoor, open work areas – including open-plan offices, meeting rooms, workshops, corridors and kitchens – from September. Yet Health Secretary Matt Hancock insisted UK offices would not be subjected to the same … Read more

‘Hidden mutations’ in the DNA of tomato plants can boost the fruit’s size, weight and flavour

‘Hidden mutations’ in the genetic makeup of tomato plants can be used to create bigger, tastier ‘super varieties’, study claims More than 200,000 genetic mutations were identified in 100 tomato varieties When one plant had its DNA mutated it produced 30 per cent larger tomatoes Scientists hope the findings could lead to larger yields for … Read more

NO coronavirus mutations increase it’s ability to spread, study finds

NO coronavirus mutations increase its ability to spread and some are even harmful to the disease’s capacity to transform, study finds Researchers looked at 31 mutations of the coronavirus that have spread independently at least 10 times in various cities and countries No strain had a higher risk of transmitting from person-to-person compared to another one  … Read more

Coronavirus: Icelandic scientists ‘have found FORTY mutations’

Scientists in Iceland claim they have found 40 mutations of the coronavirus, which has left the world gripped in fear. The mutations were discovered by analysing swabs of COVID-19 patients in Iceland, where almost 600 cases have been reported so far. Using genetic sequencing, the researchers identified how many mutations the virus had accumulated. These … Read more