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Coronavirus origin: Pangolins may have carried virus between bats and humans, study finds
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With coronavirus cases around the world continuing to skyrocket, scientists are scrambling to learn more about the deadly bug.
Now, researchers from the University of Michigan have revealed how the virus may have first infected humans. While previous studies suggested that bats or snakes may have been responsible, the new study indicates that another animal may be the missing link - pangolins.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is believed to have come from bats, but the scientists say that pangolins could have served as an intermediate host between bats and humans.
In the study, the researchers used large genetic data sets to analyse the SARS-CoV-2 genome. Their analysis revealed that the human virus was more similar to the pangolin coronavirus than
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