KUAR | By Daniel Breen
Published January 25, 2022 at 1:20 PM CST
A new study hints at promising news for those researching new drugs and vaccines to fight COVID-19.
The study led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 may have a limited potential for new mutations. Researchers looked at how the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 virus affects its ability to mutate and evade new drug therapies.
UAMS researcher David Ussery, Ph.D. led the study, along with a multinational team of investigators. Speaking with KUAR News, Ussery said the genetic RNA code of the virus points to its ability to mutate.
David Ussery/UAMS
A graph displays genomic sequencing of samples from different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.