A team of Portuguese researchers is already using this “digital microscope” to study Ómicron, the latest genetic variant of concern in SARS-CoV-2 that is already dominant in Portugal.Scientists in Portugal are using a kind of “digital microscope” to observe the movements of proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 gene variants of concern.Through this “observation”, they were able to see that a part of the virus opens and closes, eventually fitting better into the receptors of our cells.That analysis has not yet included Ómicron, but the team is already studying it.Read as many articles as you like, until the end, without advertisingBecome part of the best-informed community in the countryBe the first to comment.Choose one of the following topics to create a group in the Public Forum.When creating a new discussion group, you will become an administrator and will be responsible for moderating that group.PÚBLICO journalists will always be able to intervene.Learn more about the Public Forum.By activating this option, you will receive an email whenever new posts are made in this discussion group.@ 2021 PÚBLICO Comunicação Social SATo allow notifications, follow the instructions:These are the authors and topics you chose to follow.You can enable or disable notifications.Receive notifications when we publish a text by this author or about the topics of this article.These are the authors and topics you chose to follow.You can enable or disable notifications.To allow notifications, follow the instructions: