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Some health experts have also cited fears that the sheer volume of cases could mean that the virus will mutate into new and more dangerous variants.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023

That's because of a central paradox: The more an antibiotic is administered, the quicker bacteria will mutate to get around it.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2022

"What people fundamentally don't understand is that when there is this high level of community transmission, this will mutate," Poland said.

From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2022

“This virus will mutate, and if any of those mutations are favorable to transmission, they will emerge and they will dominate, and then you run into potential problems.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

We need to monitor whether the virus will mutate to use different host cell receptors.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 17, 2021