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Questions concerning the proximal origin of SARS‐CoV‐2
3 Sept 2020
Abstract excerpt
There is a consensus that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated naturally from bat coronaviruses (CoVs), in particular RaTG13. However, the SARS-CoV-2 host tropism/adaptation pattern has significant discrepancies compared with other CoVs, raising questions concerning the proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2. The flat and nonsunken surface of the sialic acid-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2...
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