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Analysis of earliest covid-19 cases points to Wuhan market as source

A fresh look at what we know about the first covid-19 cases shows that the earliest known instance was in a person who worked at the Huanan market in Wuhan, which was suspected as the source from the start of the pandemic

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Covid-19 news archive: September to October 2021

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Covid-19 news archive: September to October 2021

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Blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) on a leaf, carrier of the Lyme disease, 2005.

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mRNA vaccine against tick bites could help prevent Lyme disease

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Calls to mental health helplines rose by a third in covid-19 lockdowns

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A top (dorsal) view of a day 16-19 human embryo

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Donated embryo offers rare glimpse of development after implantation

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AI predicts which mammals are most likely to spread covid-19

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AI predicts which mammals are most likely to spread covid-19

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Some genes in the brain may make 100 different proteins

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Some genes in the brain may make 100 different proteins

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CN668E White-tailed Deer Buck in Cades Cove in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park in Tennessee

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How worried should we be about covid-19 spreading among wild animals?

Analysis

Paralysed mice walk again after gel is injected into spinal cord

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Paralysed mice walk again after gel is injected into spinal cord

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Medicine must stop using race and ethnicity to interpret test results

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Medicine must stop using race and ethnicity to interpret test results

Relying on race and ethnicity when interpreting medical test results can harm patients. It must stop, say Layal Liverpool and Jennifer Tsai

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The surprising upsides of the prions behind horrifying brain diseases

Features

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How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

Insight

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Covid-resistant people point way to universal coronavirus vaccine

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Psilocybin therapy steps closer to credibility with largest trial yet

Analysis