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Is The Variant From India The Most Contagious Coronavirus Mutant On The Planet?

The numerals in the illustration show the main mutation sites of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the U.K., which is more transmissible than other variants. Here, the virus's spike protein (red) is bound to a human cell (blue). (Juan Gaertner/Science Source)
The numerals in the illustration show the main mutation sites of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the U.K., which is more transmissible than other variants. Here, the virus's spike protein (red) is bound to a human cell (blue). (Juan Gaertner/Science Source)

This article was originally published on May 07, 2021.

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