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TWiV 836: OMG, Omicron!

  • December 2, 2021
  • Tagged as: B.1.1.529, coronavirus, COVID-19, fitness, membrane fusion, Omicron, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, spike protein, syncytium formation, variant of concern, viral, virology, virus, viruses

TWiV reveals all that we know so far about the variant of concern B.1.1.529, also called Omicron, and describes a study on the ability of the alpha, beta, and delta variants to reproduce in cells in culture and induce membrane fusion.

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