Illinois study tracks evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Since COVID-19 began its menacing march across Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and then across the world, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has taken a 'whatever works' strategy to ensure its replication and spread. But in a new study published in Evolutionary Bioinformatics, University of Illinois researchers and students show the virus is honing the tactics that may make it more successful and more stable.