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Chinese researchers find bat virus enters human cells via same pathway as COVID (www.reuters.com)
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Feb 21 (Reuters) - A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans, Chinese researchers have reported.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

A bat virus uses the same vector as a bat virus, no way?