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Feb 18, 2020

Using the genome sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 — previously dubbed 2019-nCoV — researchers can generate synthetic versions of the virus to study how the virus may spread or develop vaccines, though Technology Review notes that the research can raise concerns. 

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