coronaviridae
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Uh Oh, the Coronavirus Has Been Spreading Widely in U.S. Deer
The coronavirus behind covid-19 appears to have found another species in which it can easily reproduce and spread. Preliminary research out this week seems to confirm that the virus is now freely circulating among wild deer. Though it’s unclear how important this discovery may be, it’s possible that it could affect our own future with…
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U.S. Intelligence Agencies: Covid-19 Not a Biological Weapon, but Lab Incident Still on the Table
In a Friday afternoon news dump, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released an unclassified summary of its report on the origins of covid-19, which concludes that the deadly virus was not created as a biological weapon but does not rule out the possibility that its spread was due to a research-related…
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A New Coronavirus May Be Jumping From Dogs to People, Scientists Report
A group of scientists fear they may have discovered another coronavirus capable of infecting humans. The virus has been spotted in patients suffering from pneumonia in Malaysia and likely originated from dogs. At this point, though, it’s not certain whether the virus is truly causing illness or if it could spread between people.
