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Deadly New Virus In China Has Reached The U.S., CDC Reports
What initially appeared to be an isolated, mild outbreak of a pneumonia-causing virus in China has quickly turned for the worse. On Tuesday, U.S. health officials confirmed the first case to have reached the country—a man who had recently travelled to the Wuhan region of China, where cases have been most common. It’s only the…
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Mystery Virus Spreads To New Countries Outside China
Health officials in Thailand and Japan have announced that a strange new virus, which has killed two people and sickened dozens of others in China, has appeared inside their borders this week. The virus, known as 2019-nCoV, was first identified in Wuhan, China in late December and questions remain about how it spreads, according to…
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The Mystery Virus In China Might Be An Undiscovered Cousin Of SARS, Scientists Say
Scientists in China think they’ve made a break in the case of a mystery disease that’s caused pneumonia in dozens of people. In several patients, they’ve found a virus never before discovered—albeit one related to the viruses responsible for causing SARS and other respiratory illnesses.
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China’s Failed Gene-Edited Baby Experiment Proves We’re Not Ready For Human Embryo Modification
More than a year ago, the world was shocked by Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui’s attempt to use CRISPR technology to modify human embryos and make them resistant to HIV, which led to the birth of twins Lulu and Nana.