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Happy to share our new preprint characterizing a recent mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein (D614G) and its potential functional impact on the ability of the virus to transduce human cells.
First, this work was spearheaded by a talented postdoc in our group #ZharkoDaniloski and is a wonderful example of curiosity-based science.
In April, we learned that one particular mutation had become dominant among COVID-19 cases worldwide. Here’s a nice visualization using the Nextstrain website to see this mutation in the Spike protein appearing around February: 
