What’s the Deal With the Story About the Mutant Coronavirus?
Understanding the debate around a sensational — and controversial — article
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4 min readMay 5, 2020
It was impossible not to click on the Los Angeles Times headline published Tuesday morning: “A mutant coronavirus has emerged, even more contagious than the original.” With its close-up photo of a flame-colored SARS-CoV-2 particle, the…