A single genome sequence has shown that the UK and California variants of the coronavirus have combined into a heavily mutated hybrid. Here’s what you need to know about this recombinant variant of the coronavirus
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Two variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes covid-19 have combined their genomes to form a heavily mutated hybrid version of the virus. The “recombination” event was discovered in a virus sample in California, provoking warnings that we may be poised to enter a new phase of the pandemic.
The hybrid virus is the result of recombination of the highly transmissible B.1.1.7 variant discovered in the UK and the B.1.429 variant that originated in California and which may be responsible for a recent wave of cases in Los Angeles because it carries a mutation making it resistant to some antibodies.
to. we re dealing with trade issues as well. putting the two together in a situation that we knew was headed towards the recombination of hong kong and mainland china is just getting closer and closer. we ll see more of this as it gets closer and closer to that date. neil: if it gets violent, sir, if they crack down like they did in tiananmen square 30 years ago, what would you think? i hope they don t do that. that would get a reaction from the world. the world would react. there would be a valid reaction from the united states. if you see an oppression like we saw in tiananmen square and especially hong kong, which is a bright spot for the economy and southeast asia. we have to make sure that is open. that would elicit a violent response from the world if that were to happen. neil: that was the hope after tiananmen square. the chinese cracked down and figured the world would get over it and move on and they did.
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simply because we really did not do our homework, or also we have not been given the opportunity to contribute. all right, i ll come to that in a moment, but you re tracking covid variants in africa. what are the chances of new mutations in africa? the chances of new mutations in africa are very high. as long as there s transmission occurring anywhere in the world, there is a possibility of recombination that is that possibility of emergence of new variants. and as such, you know, it s very important and very critical that we basically vaccinate everybody across the world to avoid transmission and avoid the emergence of new variants. we ve seen the new variant of the b1317 emerging in south africa, very early on. now, we have the delta variant in many countries in africa. the combination of the b1351 and the delta variant could be