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Origin of SARS-CoV-2 - Two Schools of Thought

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  • Sehgal ML

    (Former Head, Department of Chemistry, D.A.V. College, India)

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Undisputedly, the horseshoe bats are the nearest known genetic relatives of the Sars-CoV-2 virus...

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  • Sehgal ML, 2021. "Origin of SARS-CoV-2 - Two Schools of Thought," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 37(2), pages 29341-29356, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:29341-29356
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.37.005989
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