Here's How Omicron Variant May Have Picked Up A Piece Of Common-cold Virus - News18

This genetic sequence does not appear in any earlier versions of the coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, but is ubiquitous in many other viruses including those that cause the common cold, and also in the human genome, researchers said.
The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus possibly one that causes the common … [+2605 chars] Read More