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My Pandemic Life: A Perspective

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My Pandemic Life: A Perspective
The past few months seems like one big blur. I close my eyes and try to remember what my life was like a few months ago back in March, before the pandemic was declared. I was teaching biology at Rutgers University—Camden. It was a typical semester. I was preparing for my trip to Patagonia over spring break. I have never been to South America so I was excited to experience some new culture, but more importantly to see the native wildlife. I was thrilled be...

From Bats to People: The Origin of a Pandemic and Search for the Culprit of COVID-19

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From Bats to People: The Origin of a Pandemic and Search for the Culprit of COVID-19
It is almost too difficult to remember a time without the hashtag “coronavirus” in it. The protagonist of the current pandemic, SARS CoV-2, the causing agent of COVID-19, has spread like wildfire and as of June 1st infecting about 1.8 million people worldwide and leaving behind a massive death toll that recently surpassed 100 thousand in the United States alone. From stay-at-home orders to quarantines, and a high expected death toll, COVID-19 has changed ...