outbreaks
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COVID-19 Has Transformed Genomics and Changed How We Handle Disease Outbreaks Forever
If the pandemic had happened ten years ago, what would it have looked like? Doubtless there would have been many differences, but probably the most striking would have been the relative lack of genomic sequencing. This is where the entire genetic code – or “genome” – of the coronavirus in a testing sample is quickly…
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Train To Busan: Peninsula’s First Trailer Is The Kind Of Stress You Don’t Need Right Now
current state of the world, the first trailer for Train to Busan: Peninsula“a sequel to the original film”is rather timely, but it’s also that much more terrifying.
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Did China’s Travel Bans Help Delay The Outbreak? It’s Complicated
New research looking into China’s early containment efforts of the deadly new coronavirus suggests the government’s strict travel restrictions may have bought the world some time, if not China itself. But it also seems that other travel restrictions to affected areas won’t really help prevent the outbreak from spreading further now. More important, the researchers…
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Many U.S. States Still Can’t Test Locally For Coronavirus Despite Promises From Trump Regime
Alex Azar, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), appeared on the Sunday political TV shows in the U.S. this weekend to reassure Americans that federal health authorities were prepared to tackle the coronavirus crisis, which has so far sickened at least 89 people in 12 states across the U.S. and…