In a much-anticipated study, experts described a swab that was positive for the coronavirus and contained loads of genetic material from raccoon dogs.
Tag: Viruses
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‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the CDC as the Covid Pandemic Erupted
Current and former employees recall rising desperation as Trump administration officials squelched research into the new coronavirus.
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Lab Leak or Not? How Politics Shaped the Battle Over Covid’s Origin
A lab leak was once dismissed by many as a conspiracy theory. But the idea is gaining traction, even as evidence builds that the virus emerged from a market.
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WHO Accuses China of Withholding Data on Covid’s Origins
Genetic research from China suggests to some experts that the coronavirus may have sprung from a seafood market in Wuhan. Now the data are missing from a scientific database.
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What Are Raccoon Dogs?
The monogamous, hibernating canids, which are related to foxes, are sold for meat and fur.