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Newly published evidence points to Wuhan seafood market as pandemic origin point

Security guards stand in front of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 11, 2020, after the market had been closed following an outbreak of COVID-19 there. Two new studies document samples of SARS-CoV-2 from stalls where live animals were sold. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Newly published evidence points to Wuhan seafood market as pandemic origin point

March 3, 2022 • The studies offer the strongest evidence to date of a link between the animals at the seafood market and the spread of SARS-CoV-2. A top virus sleuth gives the details.

Newly published evidence points to Wuhan seafood market as pandemic origin point

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The barbs on porcupine quills make it easier from them to penetrate the skin. National Park Service hide caption

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What Porcupines Can Teach Engineers

December 10, 2012 • The barbs on porcupine quills help them pierce the skin. If the bumpy needles work so well for the big rodents, couldn't they they also help doctors and nurses giving injections? Designers of medical devices are looking to try the porcupine approach.