Researchers in France have reported the first compelling genetic evidence of a recombinant SARS-CoV-2 virus that contains elements of both the omicron coronavirus variant and the delta variant.

Scientists are closely monitoring the rapid global spread of two new Omicron subvariants, Nimbus (NB.1.8.1) and Stratus (XFG) ...

The WHO has classified XFG or ‘Stratus’ as a variant under monitoring. It may well become the dominant variant globally very ...

With global food systems threatened by crop uniformity and climate stress, scientists are turning to the rich genetic ...

Study: Identification of a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron Recombinant Virus in the United States.Image Credit: Ivan Marc/Shutterstock. This news article was a review of a preliminary scientific ...

I n the ongoing struggle of SARS-CoV-2’s genes versus our wits, the virus that causes Covid-19 relentlessly probes human defenses with new genetic gambits. New variants of this coronavirus with ...

They give recombinant viruses a two-letter abbreviation starting with X. XA, for example, is a hybrid that arose in December 2020 from a mixture of the Alpha variant and another lineage of ...