Omicron carries scary mutations. That doesn’t mean they work well together. by BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI


Mutations can work together to make a virus more fearsome, but they can also cancel one another out. This phenomenon, called epistasis, is why scientists are reluctant to speculate on Omicron.

Published: November 29, 2021 at 10:30PM

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