“Scientists have shown that omicron has learned to recognize this receptor not only in humans, but also in mice.
Most likely, the ancestor of the omicron was transmitted several times from man to mice and vice versa, "RIA Novosti quotes Baranova.
As a result of this process, the coronavirus protein has adapted better to human receptors, she said.
Earlier, professor and chief researcher at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyotr Chumakov, in an interview with RT, admitted the possibility of self-destruction of the omicron strain of coronavirus.