New Studies Support Wuhan Market as Pandemic's Origin Point

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March 04, 2022

Epidemiology New Studies Support Wuhan Market as Pandemic's Origin Point The reports' authors say that the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, jumped from animals sold at the market to people twice in late 2019—but some scientists want more definitive evidence By Amy Maxmen,Nature magazine

Ecology Russian Capture of Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Threatens Future Research Long-standing studies on the effects of radiation exposure to ecosystems have been thrown into uncertainty By Carmel Mothersill,The Conversation US

Public Health Introducing 21 Ways COVID Changed the World The pandemic didn't bring us together, but it did show us what we need to change the most By Jen Schwartz

Space Exploration Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Strains International Space Station Partnership Life onboard the ISS goes on in the wake of Russia's attack against Ukraine, even as the space project faces an uncertain future By Joanna Thompson

Culture Researchers Analyzed Folk Music like It Was DNA: They Found Parallels between Life and Art Using software designed to align DNA sequences, scientists cataloged the mutations that arose as folk songs evolved By Karen Hopkin | 09:51

Drug Use Doctors Prescribing Opioids in Good Faith Should Not Be Prosecuted The Supreme Court will consider a case that has had a chilling effect on medical practice By Maia Szalavitz

Psychology What to Tell Kids about Ukraine: Recommendations from a Psychologist Children are worried by Russia's attack and need explanations about what is going on, a family counselor says By Stella Marie Hombach

Epidemiology What Is a Vaccinated Person's Risk of Dying from COVID? Vaccination definitely lowers the odds, but the exact answer is hard to find By Lisa Miller,The Conversation US

Policy The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth Virus origin stories have always been prone to conspiracy theories. COVID disinformation has threatened research—and lives By Stephan Lewandowsky,Peter Jacobs,Stuart Neil

Space Exploration Looming Rocket Impact Forecasts Trouble for Future Lunar Exploration Although the space-junk strike on March 4 will probably be harmless, such events may soon become more common—and dangerous By Robin George Andrews

Neuroscience Researchers Make a Phantom Sixth Finger Grow and Shrink An unsettling illusion points to both philosophy and robotics By Matthew Hutson

Cosmology New Result Casts Doubt on 'Cosmic Dawn' Claim Fresh data suggest instrumental errors may have mimicked a purported signal from the universe's first stars By Davide Castelvecchi,Nature magazine

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