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Animal source of the coronavirus continues to elude scientists

Computational models, cell studies and animal experiments are being used to pinpoint the viral host that kicked off the pandemic.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty
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As a growing number of countries push for an independent investigation into the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists around the world are already trying to uncover when, where and how the new coronavirus got into people.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01449-8

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