The coronavirus zombifies human cells and causes them to sprout tentacles in order to spread around the body, scientists have discovered. The coronavirus 'zombifies' human cells and causes them to sprout tentacles to spread around the body, scientists have discovered. The potent version of SARS-CoV-2 - called D614G - has four to five times more 'spikes' that protrude from the viral surface allow it to latch onto human cells. They then put each into a sort microscopic cage match, testing how aggressively the respective strains attacked human cells in petri dishes. The 'spike' is a protein on the surface of the coronavirus - known as SARS-CoV-2 - that allows it to latch onto receptors on human cells' surfaces.

Source: Daily Mail June 27, 2020 16:27 UTC