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Lab work

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Did coronavirus come from a lab?

The coronavirus is not a bioweapon and most likely originated in animals. However, whether the virus may have leaked from a lab is also being investigated.

Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

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Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

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We discovered a coronavirus similar to the covid-19 virus 7 years ago

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We discovered a coronavirus similar to the covid-19 virus 7 years ago

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We’ve found more than 2500 new viruses and some are unlike any we know

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We’ve found more than 2500 new viruses and some are unlike any we know

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Horseshoe bat

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Coronavirus: Why infections from animals are such a deadly problem

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First cases of new coronavirus confirmed in the UK as disease spreads

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First cases of new coronavirus confirmed in the UK as disease spreads

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Retrovirus illustration

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Animal DNA is full of viral invaders and now we've caught them at it

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What are the symptoms of the new coronavirus and how deadly is it?

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What are the symptoms of the new coronavirus and how deadly is it?

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First suspected cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in the UK

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First suspected cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in the UK

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Wuhan coronavirus may have been transmitted to people from snakes

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Wuhan coronavirus may have been transmitted to people from snakes

The new coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, may have originally jumped from bats to snakes, before moving to humans in a food market

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Skin cream applied to mosquito bites stops viruses infecting mice

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Sixth person dies as Wuhan coronavirus spreads between people

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Coronavirus

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Are viruses alive?