Here’s what you need to know about COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant
The omicron variant’s family tree has grown substantially over the last year. The brood now...
Researcher expands plant genome editing with newly engineered variant of CRISPR-Cas9
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Alongside Dennis van Engelsdorp, associate professor at the University of Maryland...
UK coronavirus variant may be more deadly, early evidence suggests
Officials in the United Kingdom say the U.K. variant of the novel coronavirus may be...
New coronavirus variant in California is increasing in prevalence
A worrisome coronavirus variant is being found in more and more outbreaks in California —...
UK coronavirus variant could become dominant US strain by March, CDC says
The fast-spreading "U.K. variant" of the coronavirus could become the predominant strain in the United...
Coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 will soon be dominant U.S. strain
A highly contagious coronavirus variant will become the dominant version of the virus in the...
Virus variant found in S. Africa may resist antibodies
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus may not work as well against a new variant of...
COVID-19 vaccines may not work as well against South African variant, experts worry
A coronavirus variant identified in South Africa may not be as vulnerable to COVID-19 vaccines...
Fast-spreading UK coronavirus variant: All your questions answered
A scary new strain of coronavirus, innocuously named B.1.1.7, has recently exploded across southeast England,...
The new U.K. coronavirus variant is concerning. But don’t freak out
Coronavirus infections in part of the United Kingdom have rapidly taken center stage in the...