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Understanding the Evolution of Viruses
26:38 - 36:07 (09:28)
Understanding the evolution of viruses is critical to understanding the mechanisms that enable them to jump from one species to another. Mutations can diversify the function of protein domains, but splitting a domain into fragments can cancel out or reduce its function.
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With the upcoming distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, concerns have been raised about the selective pressure on the virus to mutate when jumping from species to humans, potentially leading to mutations that could be harmful to humans.
26:38 - 29:32 (02:53)
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With the upcoming distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, concerns have been raised about the selective pressure on the virus to mutate when jumping from species to humans, potentially leading to mutations that could be harmful to humans. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the vaccine as an arms race between the virus and humanity develops.
ChapterUnderstanding the Evolution of Viruses
Episode#153 – Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Mutations are attributed to diversification of protein domains which can result in stronger and more efficient attachment of viruses.
29:32 - 36:07 (06:34)
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Mutations are attributed to diversification of protein domains which can result in stronger and more efficient attachment of viruses. It is rare to see evolutionary events that would split domains as it can cancel out its function or at the very least reduce it.