The discovery of a ‘furin cleavage site’ suggests the mutation which helps the virus adapt to humans is naturally occurring
Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in Brazilian bats which carries a key genetic feature also found in Sars-Cov-2, the pathogen that causes Covid-19.
The virus, called BRZ batCoV, was found in a ‘moustached’ species of bat common across muc... [3004 chars]