Studies of genetic material from thousands of samples of the novel coronavirus show that it is changing. Experts say those findings might affect the current pandemic and efforts to develop vaccines and treatments. The GISAID Initiative is a partnership between a not-for-profit group and the governments of Germany, Singapore, and the United States. The initiative was formerly called the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data. It collects records of genetic information on influenza viruses and releases them to the public. Researchers in the United States used GISAID data to follow genetic changes, or mutations, in the “spike” of the new coronavirus. The spike is the part of the coronavirus that gives it its unusual shape. The researchers said they discovered 14 such mutations early in their investigation at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. They noted that one, called D614G, was “of urgent concern” because it may make the disease more infectious.
Title: What Do Studies on New Coronavirus Mutations Tell Us?
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data-end-time='31979'>The GISAID Initiative is a partnership between a not-for-profit group and the governments of Germany, Singapore, and the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='31979' data-end-time='39292'>The initiative was formerly called the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data.</span> <span data-start-time='39292' data-end-time='48000'> It collects records of genetic information on influenza viruses and releases them to the public.</span> <span data-start-time='48000' data-end-time='60333'>Researchers in the United States used GISAID data to follow genetic changes, or mutations, in the “spike” of the new coronavirus.</span> <span data-start-time='60333' data-end-time='66667'>The spike is the part of the coronavirus that gives it its unusual shape.</span> <span data-start-time='66667' data-end-time='77729'>The researchers said they discovered 14 such mutations early in their investigation at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.</span> <span data-start-time='77729' data-end-time='89583'>They noted that one, called D614G, was “of urgent concern” because it may make the disease more infectious.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4198/A_-_Health_and_Covid.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15042 data-hint-location='39292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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