Editorial: Decoding the genetics of viral evolution

• Authors: Hashim Ali, University of Cambridge; Sheikh Abdul Rahman, Emory University; Junaid Akhtar, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz; Syed Asfarul Haque, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Safdar Ali, Aliah University
• Journal Title: FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
• Volume: Volume 13
• Publisher: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | 2022-08-11, Pages 978485-978485
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.978485
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Immunology; Biology, Microbiology
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Genetics & Heredity; virus; evolution; genetics; mutation; SARS-CoV-2; HEPATITIS-B-VIRUS

Abstract

There are multiple facets to successfully tackling the menace of viral diseases. These include monitoring the sequence variations and emergence of new viruses/variants which has been the backbone of understanding the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, a clear understanding of the physiological and clinical aspects of viral pathogenesis helps to identify diagnostic and therapeutic targets (Laskar and Ali, 2021a; Laskar and Ali, 2021b; Laskar and Ali, 2021c).