Genetic study retraces the origins of coronaviruses in bats
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Genetic study retraces the origins of coronaviruses in bats
In the early 2000s, a coronavirus infecting bats jumped into raccoon dogs and other wild mammals in southwestern China. Some of those animals were sold in markets, where the coronavirus jumped again, into humans. The result was the SARS pandemic, which spread to 33 countries and claimed 774 lives. A few months into it, scientists discovered the coronavirus in mammals known as palm civets sold in a market at the center of the outbreak.In a study published Wednesday, a team of researchers compared the evolutionary story of SARS with that of COVID-19 17 years later. The researchers analyzed the genomes ..