By Nick Dimengo Seattle (Knewz) — As the omicron variant slows its spread across the globe, a new subvariant of the original, known as BA.2, may end up being more problematic than the original, per a new study. According to a pre-print study conducted by researchers in Japan, which used hamsters in its research, the new omicron variant caused the rodents to become sicker, specifically impacting lungs and loss of weight. Researchers specifically looked at how the new omicron variant (BA.2) compared to infections of the original omicron variant (BA.1). While both variants did show signs of evadi…