Abstract SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 have been thought to originate from bats. In this
study, we screened pharyngeal and anal swabs from 13 064 bats collected between 2016 …

Two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, key questions about the emergence of
its aetiological agent (SARS-CoV-2) remain a matter of considerable debate. Identifying …

As a reference laboratory for measles and rubella surveillance in Lombardy, we evaluated
the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and measles-like syndromes, providing …

In viral evolution, a new mutation has to proliferate within the host (Stage I) in order to be
transmitted and then compete in the host population (Stage II). We now analyze the intrahost …

In new epidemics after the host shift, the pathogens may experience accelerated evolution
driven by novel selective pressures. When the accelerated evolution enters a positive …

Well-annotated gene and genomic sequences serve as a foundation for making inferences
in molecular biology and evolution and can directly impact public health. The first SARS …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are
two human Coronavirus diseases emerging in this century, posing tremendous threats to …

Coronaviruses have increasingly become the causal agent of epidemics in humans as well
as in domesticated animals (Perlman and McIntosh, 2020; Wu et al., 2021). Since the …

A central goal of cancer genomics is to identify, in each patient, all the cancer-driving
mutations. Among them, point mutations are referred to as cancer-driving nucleotides …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for 3 years since its outbreak, however its origin
is still unknown. Here, we analyzed the genotypes of 3.14 million SARS-CoV-2 genomes …