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Where did Omicron come from? Three key theories

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  • Smriti Mallapaty

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The highly transmissible variant emerged with a host of unusual mutations. Now scientists are trying to work out how it evolved.

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  • Smriti Mallapaty, 2022. "Where did Omicron come from? Three key theories," Nature, Nature, vol. 602(7895), pages 26-28, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:602:y:2022:i:7895:d:10.1038_d41586-022-00215-2
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-00215-2
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    1. Qihong Yan & Xijie Gao & Banghui Liu & Ruitian Hou & Ping He & Yong Ma & Yudi Zhang & Yanjun Zhang & Zimu Li & Qiuluan Chen & Jingjing Wang & Xiaohan Huang & Huan Liang & Huiran Zheng & Yichen Yao & X, 2024. "Antibodies utilizing VL6-57 light chains target a convergent cryptic epitope on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and potentially drive the genesis of Omicron variants," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-17, December.

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