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COVID almost certainly originated in a wet market, groundbreaking genetic study
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COVID almost certainly originated in a wet market, groundbreaking genetic study

Allan Rose Hill
Sep 24, 2024
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While the debate continues about whether COVID-19 escaped from a biotech lab or emerged in a Wuhan wet market, a new study suggests the latter is much, much more likely.

The research, led by an international team of scientists, identifies DNA from raccoon dogs, masked palm civets, and other species co-located …

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