Head of the laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Konstantin Severinov commented on the emergence of new strains of coronavirus.
“Viruses are constantly changing. When the genetic material multiplies, mistakes occur in our cells, so the daughter virus particles may differ from the one that infected the cell, ”he said in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda radio.
According to him, this is a constant process of variability.
Earlier, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, President of the International Association of Specialists in the Field of Infections Irina Shestakova, in an interview with Izvestia, commented on reports on the detection of a new variant of the AY.4.2 coronavirus of the delta strain in Russia.
