A new study led by , shows that the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant relies on sugars to increase its infectivity. A 大象传媒 College of Arts & Sciences article about the paper, “Evolving candy crush: New paper shows omicron relies more on sugars for infection,” can be read . The paper itself, “SARS-CoV-2 evolved variants optimize binding to cellular glycocalyx,” was published in聽Cell Reports Physical Science and can be read .