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The Pangolin, victim of humans; humans, victims of themselves. by Juliette Gadenne
The researchers Shen Yongyi and Xiao Lihua of South China Agricultural University in Guang-
zhou announced in a press conference that they might have identified the pangolin as the source of the virus (nothing is sure for the moment) the sequences are 99% similar the researchers reported at a press conference on 7 February 2020. ( Source: nature.com)
You probably already know that in their ef-
and wild animal market in Wuhan, China. forts to track down the source of the new Although officially, this market did not sell coronavirus, researchers have suggested pangolins, people may have sold the animals that the infection originated from a seafood there illegally.
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