PLoS Biol August 2018 PMID 30102691

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high?

Siobain Duffy

Mentions

259
Peak: 45 in Oct 2021
across 6 sources since Apr 2019

Extended reach

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Total likes

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What people are saying

The social discussions surrounding the article reflect a variety of views on RNA virus mutations. Posts like 'RNA viruses are the Tasmanian devils of immunology' and 'the vax isn't mitigating anything' demonstrate deep concern about mutation rates and their implications for vaccine effectiveness. The use of terms like 'game changer' and 'it's always mutating' reveals emotional reactions and personal beliefs, highlighting how the tone can sway the overall sentiment towards a blend of caution and curiosity.

AgreementNeither agree nor disagree

The majority of discussions express varied opinions on the implications of RNA virus mutation, indicating a neutral stance overall.

InterestHigh interest

Many posts express strong curiosity about the high mutation rates of RNA viruses, as evidenced by numerous references to the publication.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some posts discuss implications, others dismiss or simplify the findings, indicating moderate engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The perception of impact is mixed; some users recognize the importance of understanding RNA virus mutation, while others question its significance.

Abstract in brief

  • RNA viruses have high mutation rates that contribute to their ability to evolve quickly and cause disease.
  • Recent studies suggest that these high mutation rates might be a result of natural selection favoring faster replication of their genomes.
  • Understanding this relationship can help researchers figure out how to combat RNA viruses more effectively.

Top posts

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Prophet Peon
@Papaya05419370 · X

@sk_yy7 @BobLoukas Omicron is actually good news. We all just have PTSD. COVID is a retrovirus, and once such viruses become bogged down by too many mutations, it's usually a sign that it's dying. We've likely turned a corner on COVID. https://t.co/rLJmFas7ty

Nov 29, 2021 · 12 likes · 1 share · 22 followers View post →
Jing Liang
@AppleHelix · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? RNA viruses have high mutation rates—up to a million times higher than their hosts—and these high rates are correlated with enhanced virulence and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viruses. https://t.co/kHIyPoe84F

Mar 19, 2020 · 5 likes · 9,955 followers View post →
SeanMaloney0
@Seanmaloney0 · X

@NewsForAllUK ‘Tis no surprise that highly mutation prone RNA viruses mutate & multiple such varieties may arise, spread to new hosts (and be not bound with great affinity by IG moieties of tests or individuals immunized against a specific no longer prevalent strain). https://t.co/8OzhgEL7b9

Dec 8, 2021 · 4 likes · 1,700 followers View post →
Rodri Tanoto (陳曉陽)
@RodriChen · X

Virus RNA gampang mutasi, krn tdk pny mekanisme tsb. Mutasi semua makhluk, sebagian besar netral, tdk menyebabkan apa-apa. Sebagian lg menyebabkan efek + maupun (-) bagi makhluk utk bertahan & berkembang biak. Varian Delta adlh cth mutasi (+) utk si COVID. https://t.co/ceZu8jGoiX

Aug 26, 2021 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 31,524 followers View post →
Rubén González
@GonzalezRvirus · X

Recommended short read on virus mutation rates, written by @DuffyLab #PLOSBiology: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/MjFDpwfX5i

Jul 10, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,824 followers View post →
SeanMaloney0
@Seanmaloney0 · X

@EconCircus High transmission & low mortality is strongly selected for within high mutation rate RNA viruses in host populations, i.e.(high mortality strains that kill most hosts are likely to suffer the same fate & poorly transmitted strains may not spread at all). https://t.co/8OzhgEtvMz

Dec 23, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,700 followers View post →

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Pat O'Martin
@PatOMartin9 · X

@LerouxArthur10 @raoult_didier Ce que la miss Lacombe ignorait ou voulait ignorer : 13/08/2018 PLoS Biol "Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high?", Siobain Duffy @Pr_Chabriere_E https://t.co/OvSlhSae9Y

Nov 7, 2024 · 1 like · 977 followers View post →
WogPogReal
@WogPogReal · X

ssrna viral fidelity vs. GoF https://t.co/4E6sN1CwkB

Nov 22, 2023 · 1 like · 20,723 followers View post →
WogPogReal
@WogPogReal · X

@NestCommander https://t.co/4E6sN1CwkB

Nov 22, 2023 · 1 like · 20,723 followers View post →
CelticGuy Ⓥ
@CelticGuy99 · X

@ShaBacksTheBlue @ABC https://t.co/yyj5sBXfiw

Sep 3, 2023 · 594 followers View post →
fern
@fernlyn · X

@JohnWest_JAWS https://t.co/6WofuF4dhU

Aug 17, 2023 · 404 followers View post →
Dreamgbutterfly
@dreamgbutterfly · X

RT @dreamgbutterfly: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/oYlg9CFuLP

Jun 13, 2023 · 1 share · 82 followers View post →
Dreamgbutterfly
@dreamgbutterfly · X

RT @dreamgbutterfly: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? @PLOSBiology @dreamgbutterfly

Jun 13, 2023 · 1 share · 82 followers View post →
Brutuscass
@Brutuscass · X

@LynnParkPDog @bennyjohnson You also want to consider this as a factor when consider that 'THIS vaccine', and this what we are talking about not the real vaccines of the past, did not do what it said in the tin so to speak, I am sure some is a basic BSc can even grasp this!

Mar 2, 2023 · 2,248 followers View post →
TheFullMonty
@fulhammonty · X

@AntonioSabatoJr It has always been known: mRNA viruses mutation rate is too rapid to be addressed by functional vaccines. https://t.co/1dlEHDMlRC

Feb 27, 2023 · 76 followers View post →
jdaudet
@jdaudet2 · X

@NoLa504ghetto @njkol8000 @KAOS_6_6_6 RNA viruses are the Tasmanian devils of immunology. https://t.co/404oakdJsj

Oct 26, 2022 · 5 followers View post →
Lee Patekar
@LeePatekar · X

@IndianaCoco @BSmooter @ChadHud39666678 @TanafromNZ @lunababy12345 @oz_humanist @joe_possibly @matthewdmarsden Third, and fortunately for us, not all mutation produces a viable virus or one that can outcompete its parent. What we call evolution, competition of mutations, wipes the vast majority out. https://t.co/YhrOV1uGdX

Oct 25, 2022 · 648 followers View post →
Annie Phil
@uncasper · X

RT @fulhammonty: @MikeKeelfree Will these boosters protect against stupidity? Read up on why vaccines are ineffective against RNA viruses:…

Aug 23, 2022 · 1 share · 1,730 followers View post →
TheFullMonty
@fulhammonty · X

@MikeKeelfree Will these boosters protect against stupidity? Read up on why vaccines are ineffective against RNA viruses: https://t.co/1dlEHDucDu

Aug 21, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 76 followers View post →
TheFullMonty
@fulhammonty · X

@alexonlocaltwt @trunkletrouser @MostlyPeacefull I think you are missing the key point about RNA viruses... they mutate... a lot. https://t.co/1dlEHDucDu

Aug 16, 2022 · 1 like · 76 followers View post →
TheFullMonty
@fulhammonty · X

@aprincipe1 @ClayTravis Just the important stuff, like the fact that mRNA viruses mutate rapidly, to make hitting the moving target difficult, if not impossible: https://t.co/1dlEHDucDu

Aug 15, 2022 · 76 followers View post →
100% anti-fascist
@DavidMa26572654 · X

@brianglenntv The coronavirus is an RNA virus, RNA viruses mutate constantly because they don't have the gene corrective mechanisms of an organism based on DNA. The unvaccinated MAGAt walking Petri dishes are the virus's very best friends. https://t.co/pX0uGye9OE

Jul 14, 2022 · 71 followers View post →
Jason Kaelber
@Kaelberviridae · X

@WendyOrent @halvorz @macroliter @stgoldst counterpoint by @DuffyLab (I'm not sure if I agree with it) https://t.co/uQKRR9J6dR https://t.co/9NPUMPKhh8

Jul 8, 2022 · 1 like · 2,466 followers View post →
Lisette
@LisetteVogel · X

@fsasjohn @AWokeZombie https://t.co/8XQ728IcQd

May 28, 2022 · 2,582 followers View post →
gone
@ralfbuescher · X

@Dr_Emergencydoc ROFL: "Es gibt dann halt nur keine Infektionswellen mehr..." bei nem RNA-Virus. JAAA! *seufz* Könnt Ihr bitte ALLE mal aufwachen jetzt? JETZT? https://t.co/5JCefgaaa3

Jan 22, 2022 · 111 followers View post →
Danny Ocean
@DannyOc70106405 · X

@nananastee @nathaliejacoby1 https://t.co/piMic1XyMl

Jan 10, 2022 · 13 followers View post →
Dan Arellanos
@Dan_Arellanos · X

"Descubrieron una nueva variante del SARS-Cov-2", ay no que horror". Pues es un virus de RNA, ¿qué esperaban?. les va: https://t.co/CJAvDPbIEv

Jan 4, 2022 · 2 likes · 1,386 followers View post →
Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat@det.social
@gkalinkat · X

@MatthewG_NYC @yaneerbaryam some reading suggestions https://t.co/zIVcrhKyCC https://t.co/2whGB1Klig https://t.co/NqIMRbcZHS

Jan 3, 2022 · 1 like · 2,628 followers View post →
Honest Opinion
@1Honest0pinion · X

@BennerJonathan @RyanChristense3 @Travis_in_Flint The vax isn't mitigating anything. It's contributing to virus mutations. https://t.co/K3SFcXJCya

Dec 29, 2021 · 2,844 followers View post →
SeanMaloney0
@Seanmaloney0 · X

@disneyglimpses High transmission & low mortality is strongly selected for within high mutation rate RNA viruses in host populations, i.e.(high mortality strains that kill most hosts are likely to suffer the same fate & poorly transmitted strains may not spread at all). https://t.co/8OzhgEL7b9

Dec 23, 2021 · 1,700 followers View post →
Econ Circus
@EconCircus · X

RT @Seanmaloney0: @EconCircus High transmission & low mortality is strongly selected for within high mutation rate RNA viruses in host popu…

Dec 23, 2021 · 1 share · 13,258 followers View post →
SeanMaloney0
@Seanmaloney0 · X

@EconCircus High transmission & low mortality is strongly selected for within high mutation rate RNA viruses in host populations, i.e.(high mortality strains that kill most hosts are likely to suffer the same fate & poorly transmitted strains may not spread at all). https://t.co/8OzhgEtvMz

Dec 23, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,700 followers View post →
Edgar Burkett
@BigEd0502 · X

@JohnWil58834501 @jordanbpeterson But the vaccinated are getting the variants too? Also, didn't this latest variant start in Africa, where the vaccination rates are much lower? Or, could it be that RNA viruses are just notorious for mutation? https://t.co/Oj0cdqp76p

Dec 21, 2021 · 23 followers View post →
eScience
@ScienceVaccine · X

Why are #RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? RNA viruses have high mutation rates—up to a million times higher than their hosts—and these high rates are correlated with enhanced virulence and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viruses. https://t.co/2xOmk7hQrE

Dec 15, 2021 · 27 followers View post →
Edgar Burkett
@BigEd0502 · X

@playnwithsizzrz @TPostMillennial @RealCandaceO There will always be another variant. https://t.co/Oj0cdqp76p

Dec 13, 2021 · 23 followers View post →
Edgar Burkett
@BigEd0502 · X

@allensc77113655 @davidfrum You do know that Covid is an RNA virus? The possibility of attaining #ZeroCOVID is a myth. https://t.co/Oj0cdqp76p

Dec 13, 2021 · 23 followers View post →
ka¡ 4.0
@dr_brayo · X

https://t.co/cejoU4vGZr

Dec 9, 2021 · 669 followers View post →
SeanMaloney0
@Seanmaloney0 · X

@NewsForAllUK ‘Tis no surprise that highly mutation prone RNA viruses mutate & multiple such varieties may arise, spread to new hosts (and be not bound with great affinity by IG moieties of tests or individuals immunized against a specific no longer prevalent strain). https://t.co/8OzhgEL7b9

Dec 8, 2021 · 4 likes · 1,700 followers View post →
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@MigsRubio · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? || “RNA viruses have high mutation rates—up to a million times higher than their hosts—and these high rates are correlated with enhanced virulence and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viruses.” https://t.co/ksgjDtiQRS

Dec 7, 2021 · 22 followers View post →
Edgar Burkett
@BigEd0502 · X

@BryanDeanWright But I thought RNA viruses were always mutating? The good news is that they also attenuate. #science https://t.co/Oj0cdqp76p

Dec 6, 2021 · 23 followers View post →
eucalyptus
@eucalyptus_life · X

@JohnNea20957805 @Lilac0071 @oregon_mom_ Great question. https://t.co/mB5uSGExLI https://t.co/FeliuIFMdw

Dec 2, 2021 · 29 followers View post →
Uriah Raymond
@UriahRaymond · X

@RWMaloneMD https://t.co/gc8NcPWaUM

Nov 30, 2021 · 122 followers View post →
PMP® Trading
@pmptrading · X

RT @Papaya05419370: @sk_yy7 @BobLoukas Omicron is actually good news. We all just have PTSD. COVID is a retrovirus, and once such viruse…

Nov 29, 2021 · 1 share · 282 followers View post →
Prophet Peon
@Papaya05419370 · X

@sk_yy7 @BobLoukas Omicron is actually good news. We all just have PTSD. COVID is a retrovirus, and once such viruses become bogged down by too many mutations, it's usually a sign that it's dying. We've likely turned a corner on COVID. https://t.co/rLJmFas7ty

Nov 29, 2021 · 12 likes · 1 share · 22 followers View post →
gary (Authenticated Human Bot)
@gporter812 · X

RT @gporter812: @craigtimes @dctblackwell And by the way, if you are one to also believe that a variant which was a double mutation found i…

Nov 26, 2021 · 1 share · 531 followers View post →
Nicolas Guillemin
@niguillemin · X

@MPKIAKA @trafalghar @GuillaumeRozier Et voilà quelques documents à explorer : https://t.co/e04S8QFrsn https://t.co/EglsjzTSYx

Nov 22, 2021 · 116 followers View post →
gary (Authenticated Human Bot)
@gporter812 · X

@craigtimes @dctblackwell And by the way, if you are one to also believe that a variant which was a double mutation found in India over a year ago is here and hasn't mutated into something else, 3 x over, you're fooling yourself. Mutations come faster when the virus gains fitness https://t.co/nKP3STlIkP

Nov 21, 2021 · 1 share · 531 followers View post →
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@KCTaz · X

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Nov 12, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 323 followers View post →
Edgar Burkett
@BigEd0502 · X

@TCPiersanti @greg_price11 @survivinglife3 Exactly "a booster is needed" because Covid-19 is an RNA virus... vaccines offer no sterilizing or long-term immunity for RNA VIRUS. https://t.co/Oj0cdq7weR

Nov 5, 2021 · 23 followers View post →
Uriah Raymond
@UriahRaymond · X

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SeanMaloney0
@Seanmaloney0 · X

@ForestMommy …the piece is misleading. Highly mutation prone RNA viruses may be expected to mutate at high rates within any viable living host, which, in addition to humans, likely includes many species associated with humans (immunised or otherwise). https://t.co/8OzhgEtvMz

Oct 28, 2021 · 1,700 followers View post →
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lian
@nonalian · X

RT @RodriChen: Virus RNA gampang mutasi, krn tdk pny mekanisme tsb. Mutasi semua makhluk, sebagian besar netral, tdk menyebabkan apa-apa. S…

Sep 2, 2021 · 2 shares · 353 followers View post →
Milka
@Milka89615296 · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/m2DX7AbuQf

Aug 27, 2021 · 1 like · 2,583 followers View post →
Panggil aja Purbo
@piyopikavet · X

RT @RodriChen: Virus RNA gampang mutasi, krn tdk pny mekanisme tsb. Mutasi semua makhluk, sebagian besar netral, tdk menyebabkan apa-apa. S…

Aug 26, 2021 · 2 shares · 20,844 followers View post →
Rodri Tanoto (陳曉陽)
@RodriChen · X

Virus RNA gampang mutasi, krn tdk pny mekanisme tsb. Mutasi semua makhluk, sebagian besar netral, tdk menyebabkan apa-apa. Sebagian lg menyebabkan efek + maupun (-) bagi makhluk utk bertahan & berkembang biak. Varian Delta adlh cth mutasi (+) utk si COVID. https://t.co/ceZu8jGoiX

Aug 26, 2021 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 31,524 followers View post →
Dreamgbutterfly
@dreamgbutterfly · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? @PLOSBiology @dreamgbutterfly

Jun 24, 2021 · 1 share · 82 followers View post →
Palmada Negreiros
@BarDeIdosos · X

@pedroramalhoc @taf @Peliteiro @joaomiranda @VascoMBarreto1 @carlos_jb_paz RNA viruses mutation rate is dramatically high, up to a million times higher than that of their hosts and this high rate is correlated with virulence modulation and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viral adaptation - https://t.co/zLBwy1HFck.

Jun 20, 2021 · 1 like · 88 followers View post →
Cheryl Amber Dotson
@GODZILLASLAYS65 · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/9DBgZY7MJb

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gooochin
@gooochin · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/ZM5V2J5bAr

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Dreamgbutterfly
@dreamgbutterfly · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/oYlg9CFuLP

Dec 4, 2020 · 1 share · 82 followers View post →
Luigi Warren
@luigi_warren · X

#PLOSBiology: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/YfYInZ1UZg

Jul 16, 2020 · 1 like · 15,006 followers View post →
Danielle Fong 
@DanielleFong · X

RT @MichaelRFerrari: @spwells @DanielleFong + Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/VE982E6fXn

Jun 19, 2020 · 1 share · 57,798 followers View post →
Michael Ferrari
@MichaelRFerrari · X

@spwells @DanielleFong + Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/VE982E6fXn

Jun 19, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,284 followers View post →
David Kalow
@daknycip · X

“Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high?” In case you were wondering... https://t.co/8LkP9RFOLO

Apr 29, 2020 · 697 followers View post →
io
@io_1337 · X

https://t.co/JOyxFDkx5f Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high?

Apr 23, 2020 · 2,777 followers View post →
Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova
@EdgarEGK · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/qrwuZJJsCo

Apr 21, 2020 · 2 likes · 737 followers View post →
bosslady356@yahoo.com
@B0SSLADY356 · X

#PLOSBiology: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/YrWiZ3QX85

Apr 7, 2020 · 1 like · 734 followers View post →
owhy3
@owhy3 · X

.. Why are #RNA_virus_mutation rates so damn #high? The high mutation rate of RNA viruses is credited with their evolvability and virulence. This Primer, however, discusses recent evidence that this is, in part, a byproduct of selection for faster... https://t.co/fkPnuFmhZh

Mar 30, 2020 · 3,211 followers View post →
Marcia S Newman
@marciasgreen · X

RT @owhy3: .. Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? The high mutation rate of RNA viruses is credited with their evolvability and…

Mar 25, 2020 · 1 share · 4,935 followers View post →
owhy3
@owhy3 · X

.. Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? The high mutation rate of RNA viruses is credited with their evolvability and virulence. This Primer, however, discusses recent evidence that this is, in part, a byproduct of selection for faster... https://t.co/fkPnuFmhZh https://t.co/2mDjKun7Pl

Mar 25, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,211 followers View post →
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@vernieman · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/iZQZ3cQPor

Mar 24, 2020 · 4,007 followers View post →
Devin Baker
@KriyaOaira · X

#PLOSBiology: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/4kywtnnYQW

Mar 23, 2020 · 2,287 followers View post →
Kelly A. Hogan Ph.D.
@Loose_Lab_Rat · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/tRWsEDdb2c

Mar 22, 2020 · 2,241 followers View post →
Jing Liang
@AppleHelix · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? RNA viruses have high mutation rates—up to a million times higher than their hosts—and these high rates are correlated with enhanced virulence and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viruses. https://t.co/kHIyPoe84F

Mar 19, 2020 · 5 likes · 9,955 followers View post →
Studio RAIN
@r1ms31dk · X

#PLOSBiology: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/QPETTFAB4d

Mar 9, 2020 · 154 followers View post →
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@1feralkat · X

@hjelle_brian https://t.co/SDElXhINix https://t.co/DHTwq1sbFM "Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high?"

Mar 3, 2020 · 11,591 followers View post →
Billy Bostickson
@BillyBostickson · X

@trvrb Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/T1C31fBjvN

Feb 27, 2020 · 18,490 followers View post →
bidaraworld
@bidaraworld · X

Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/Yg4ZaX1OVz

Dec 22, 2019 · 14 followers View post →
Rubén González
@GonzalezRvirus · X

Recommended short read on virus mutation rates, written by @DuffyLab #PLOSBiology: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/MjFDpwfX5i

Jul 10, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,824 followers View post →