Clue to Stopping Coronavirus: Knowing How Viruses Adapt From Animals to Humans

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By The ConversationFeb 5, 2020, 4:39 pm134 pts
By Frederick Cohan, Kathleen Sagarin and Kelly Mei As the novel coronavirus death toll mounts, it is natural to worry. How far will this virus travel through humanity, and could another such virus arise seemingly from nowhere? As microbial ecologists who study the origins of new microbial species, we would like…

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