The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2

Overview

Journal Nat Med

Specialties General Medicine
Molecular Biology

Date 2020 Apr 15

PMID 32284615

Citations 2259

Authors

Kristian G Andersen

Andrew Rambaut

W Ian Lipkin

Edward C Holmes

Robert F Garry

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