Using ~8M SARS-CoV-2 genomes, a new phylogenetic algorithm by @russcd.bsky.social detects 10 shifts in mutation patterns, some of them linked to changes in viral polymerase. This provides new perspectives on the evolution of mutational processes.
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Abstract. The molecular processes that generate new mutations evolve, but the causal mechanisms are largely unknown. In particular, the relative rates of m
