"Both influenza and corona are RNA viruses; consequently they have a higher mutation rate than DNA viruses, which have a 'proof-reading ability' to find and repair damaged genetic material. 'RNA viruses copy themselves unfaithfully', writes Lowe, 'making difficult the determination of any original form as well as precise foreknowledge about future forms; the copy is unfaithful to the original'.”
#EbenKirksey, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1080/19428200.2020.1760631
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