Comment on Spike mutation pipeline reveals a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2: studyparentComments−nostromo6yThere are many reports that SARSCoV2 actually mutates quite slowly.https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-mutation-rate.html−pdxandi6yYeah, my understanding is that SARS-CoV-2 has a proofreader enzyme that error corrects, which ensures fidelity during replication. In other words, it mutates a lot slower than say the flu.−acomjean6yAccording to a viroligist (UC Berkley) you are correct.The polymerase it uses to duplicate contains a profreading function. Its a big virus too:A way detailed presentation on the Virus: (I think about 40 minutes in it talks about the duplication). Its kind of an interesting talk:https://hhmi.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id...−coliveira6yIt might be the case that the current virus is already very good at its job, new mutations are now able to compete.
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There are many reports that SARSCoV2 actually mutates quite slowly.
https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-mutation-rate.html
Yeah, my understanding is that SARS-CoV-2 has a proofreader enzyme that error corrects, which ensures fidelity during replication. In other words, it mutates a lot slower than say the flu.
According to a viroligist (UC Berkley) you are correct.
The polymerase it uses to duplicate contains a profreading function. Its a big virus too:
A way detailed presentation on the Virus: (I think about 40 minutes in it talks about the duplication). Its kind of an interesting talk:
https://hhmi.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id...
It might be the case that the current virus is already very good at its job, new mutations are now able to compete.