Every time the virus copies itself it makes mistakes, creating a trail that researchers can use to build a family tree with information about where it’s traveled, and when.
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is constantly mutating. What do these mutations reveal about this virus’s evolution? And will this knowledge help us to develop a long-lasting vaccine?
Changes in our environment can reveal previously hidden mutations in our DNA with potentially good and bad consequences.
Yeast isn’t just important for the foods we consume. A rogue lineage of yeast species that evolves faster than any other is revealing secrets that may help illuminate the molecular causes of cancer.
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Professor, Biology, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Pathology, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State
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Post-doctoral scholar; Scientific Consultant, University of California, Berkeley
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Assistant Professor of Biology, Penn State
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PhD Student in Computational Evolution, ETH Zurich
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Killam University Professor in Evolutionary Biology, University of British Columbia
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Genomic Epidemiologist, University of Sydney
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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Principal Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Postdocotoral Research Fellow in Molecular Virology, Queen's University Belfast
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Adjunct Professor, Interfacluty Program in Public Health, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Western University
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Professor of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Ibadan
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MB BS Phase 1 Lead & Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Molecular Genetics, University of York
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Microbiologist, Griffith University