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Re:Peter Daszak has a new grant from the NIH to study bat co... by dTal on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @03:37PM (#33085589)
Sampling is also risky, as it involves traipsing around in bat caves taking samples, hopefully with adequate PPE, and then driving into big cities to study them. It's one of the possible vectors for Covid-19.
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Re:Peter Daszak has a new grant from the NIH to study bat co... by conception on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @11:59PM (#33091044)
True but it’s also how we found the SARS source. Knowing where infections are living has value.
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