Coronavirus seems to mutate much slower than seasonal flu
The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, seems to mutate its genes four times slower than seasonal flu, which is good news for the potential of a successful vaccine.
Niema Moshiri
Assistant Teaching Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of California San Diego
Niema Moshiri is an assistant teaching professor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He works on computational biology, with a research focus on viral phylogenetics and epidemiology. He holds a PhD in bioinformatics and systems biology from UCSD and a B.S. in bioengineering from the same institution. He is also affiliated with the Pandemic Response to Emerging Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Equity (PREPARE) Institute.
