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Chinese researchers have published the first peer-reviewed study on biological evidence gathered from the Huanan seafood and wildlife market, which has been linked to the outbreak of Covid-19. The research reveals genetic material from wild animals in swabs that tested positive for the virus, potentially opening up new angles of inquiry into how the outbreak began. Some scientists suggest that the virus was initially transmitted from an infected animal to a human. However, the study’s findings are not definitive proof of how the outbreak started, and it remains unclear why it took three years for the genetic content of the...
