New viruses on the horizon - like the SARS-CoV-2 - may trigger major epidemics. Scientists discovered 40 previously unknown nidoviruses in vertebrates from fish to rodents, including 13 coronaviru...
New viruses on the horizon - like the SARS-CoV-2 - may trigger major epidemics. Scientists discovered 40 previously unknown nidoviruses in vertebrates from fish to rodents, including 13 coronaviru...
Suddenly they appear and - like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus - can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In particular, the exchange of genetic material between different virus species can lead to the sudden emergen...
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Original Title: New viruses on the horizon - like the SARS-CoV-2 - may trigger major epidemics. Scientists discovered 40 previously unknown nidoviruses in vertebrates from fish to rodents, including 13 coronaviruses. In host animals infected with different viruses, a recombination of viral genes can occur.