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Research suggests that the coronavirus could have mutated into 30+ different strains, which could explain why some outbreaks are deadlier than others.

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One strain, for example, appeared to generate 270 times the viral load.

Scientists: the Coronavirus Has Already Mutated Into 30+ Strains

The more mutations there are, the quicker natural selection eliminates those mutations.

Sexual Reproduction and Natural Selection Work Together to Protect the Gene Pool

"It's a real paradigm shift, and undermines a great deal of what's in the textbooks."

Scientists Capture DNA Replication On Video for the First Time. Here's What it Revealed.

This could be trouble for future Mars missions.

New Research Shows Microgravity Mutates Bacteria Into Superbugs

This cutting-edge genetic scissor can splice out driver mutations.

Cutting Out Cancer: CRISPR Gene Editing Could Make Cancer Mutations Inactive

Like watching a game of Plague Inc.

Watch Bacteria Evolve into Superbugs in This Remarkable Timelapse Video

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