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A person walks past a mural of medical workers in Mérida, Mexico, in February

Should I worry about 'deltacron' and other covid-19 recombinants?

31 March 2022

Recombination, essentially the viral version of sex, occurs when a single cell is simultaneously infected with two related viruses, whose genetic material could mix as they replicate
A handmade sign outside Ballachulish in Scotland’s Highlands

Scotland could eliminate the coronavirus – if it weren't for England

30 June 2020

Scotland may be only weeks away from no new daily cases of coronavirus. As the nation gets close, cases from over the border will become a big problem

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