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The origins of SARS-CoV-2: still to be determined

By Laura H. Kahn | Biosecurity, Columnists

Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus arrive by car at the Wuhan Institute of Virology on February 3. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The origin of COVID: Did people or nature open Pandora’s box at Wuhan?

By Nicholas Wade | Biosecurity, Investigative Reporting

Protests rally against Ohio's anti-coronavirus measures.

The world has seen protests against epidemic lockdowns before. These are different

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

Men at a seafood stall in Wuhan, China.

Coronavirus or antibiotic resistance: Our appetite for animals (wild and domestic) poses big disease risks

By Laura H. Kahn | Analysis, Biosecurity

Of quarantines and robots: How smart are US and Chinese efforts to combat the Wuhan coronavirus?

By Saskia Popescu | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

Nina Pham is discharged from the hospital.

Outbreaks of lethal diseases happen regularly. The US government just cut funding for the hospitals that deal with them

By Saskia Popescu | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies