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UArizona researcher finds new COVID-19 variant
UArizona researcher finds new COVID-19 variant
By: Luzdelia Caballero
and last updated 2021-01-17 15:46:49-05
TUCSON, AZ â A University of Arizona researcher has found a new variant of COVID-19.
Evolutionary Biologist Michael Worobey says the new strain is something to prepare for, but not panic over.
âThe virus is not a stationary target. It is evolving,â he told KGUN9.
Worobey says he and his graduate student, Brendan Larson, discovered a new strain of COVID-19 described as B.1.375 .
âIt has a mutation in the spike gene that is shared with the lineage thatâs come to dominate the United Kingdom epidemic, and so weâre watching that one carefully,â he said.