#Pangolins

While bats were thought to be the likely carriers of the novel 2019 #coronavirus, a team at @hkumed found that pangolins, scaly-skinned animals native to Asia, also called ‘scaly anteaters’,

Parveen Kaswan, IFS

Here 64 scientists frm 6-SouthAsian countries debunk myths around animals like Bats & Pangolins spread #Covid19.The bats & pangolins which are naturally found in India are harmless. Don’t demonise them.Retweet

If you had asked me two months ago what a pangolin is, I would have guessed that it’s a musical instrument. But, due to #COVID19, this animal may end up

Dr. Ife Sinachi #BlackLivesMatter!

'...#Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of #Gabon's capital Libreville, but bushmeat sellers have started hiding the small, scaly mammals behind boar legs and porcupine carcasses...'https://www.france24.com/en/20200316-pango

Parveen Kaswan, IFS

This is a #Pangolin, the most trafficked mammal on planet. Found across India naturally & un-harmful but millions are hunted & trafficked across Asia & Africa. All eight species of

Dr. Urchilla Dean ( M.D )

What's known about the source of novel coronavirus 2019 (SARS-CoV-2/covid 19) outbreak so far? Similar strains of the virus were found in bats. However, the closest of these strains to

Stephen Goldstein

I want to spend a bit of time clearly laying out where #SARSCoV2 probably comes from, and how it could have ended up in Wuhan. Though it can't be ruled

💉💉 Dr. Trey is Vaccinated

Weedsy thoughts on whether the virus came from accidental release. The most direct ancestor we’ve found was in a bat, but of the two new mutations SARS-CoV-2 has, one hasn’t

To be clear, what I think happened is that the Chinese authorities believed until very late (anytime between Jan 15 and Jan 20) that the virus could be fully contained

Jeremy PLEASE WEAR MASKS! Konyndyk

This is a fair question. It's also a good one to pose to a virologist like @angie_rasmussen rather than only an administration source. Bottom line is we can't know for

Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti

Pangolins that look like grad students asking their advisor if there's funding for them for next year: A Thread "Should I apply for GRFP?" "I have to TA how many

"C'est la guerre"[thread] Les infirmières Les aides soignants Les médecins Les politiques Les profs Les journalistes Les épidémiologistes Les parisiens Les boulangers Les caissières Les vieux Les twittos La science

Last night I woke up in a start on my divan, suddenly getting @Albertine_UWS's pun on diwuhans and pangolins. Then I realized it was a bad dream and went back

Researchers have identified microscopic features including a unique furin cleavage site that could make the pathogen more infectious than the SARS virus @DrEricDing https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00660-x More information on the furin muta

Just became aware of an article from May interviewing experts to debunk lab scenarios for SARS-CoV-2 origins (it was cited in an Atlantic article published today). I'm going to work

Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓

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Thread on Some Anomalies in "Natural Origin" Narrative1/10Bat researchers venturing into bat caves and mineshafts in Yunnan without wearing proper protective gear to trap bats and take anal and throat