Comparative Virology and Genomic Analysis of the New Coronavirus

Apr. 28, 2020

Undergraduate School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Life Sciences, Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine Junior Associate Professor So Nakagawa (The Institute of Medical Sciences and Micro/Nano Technology Center) and Associate Professor Takayuki Miyazawa of the Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University published a special feature in the May edition of Jikken Igaku (Yodosha).

The article, titled “Comparative Virology and Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2,” was also included in the online version of the publication. Nakagawa is an expert in genomics and bioinformatics whose research focuses on the coevolution on viruses and their hosts. The article was submitted after a request from the publishing company. It analyzes the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from the view of comparative virology and genomics, building off of the published research of many other scientists. The article describes the virological classification and properties of SARS-CoV-2, its genomic structure, and spontaneous mutations.

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*The online version of the article published in Jikken Igaku is available at the website below (Japanese only). https://www.yodosha.co.jp/jikkenigaku/special/SARS-CoV-2.html
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