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Rapid genomic sequencing of coronavirus can help stop its spread

February 6, 2020Health & Medicine

As a novel coronavirus began spreading from Wuhan, China, scientists from across the country collaborated to isolate, sequence and publish the complete genetic code of the virus — just a month after the first documented case.

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