Single amino acid change may help viruses jump from bat to human

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Single amino acid change may help viruses jump from bat to human

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A single amino acid change in viruses may facilitate their transmission from bats to humans, contributing to the onset of pandemics like COVID-19, which originated from a coronavirus related to bat viruses.

Most pandemics start when a pathogen spreads from animals to humans. It's a leading explanation for the COVID-19 pandemic: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is a cousin of coronaviruses that live in bats.

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