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LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The COVID-19-causing coronavirus is mutating as it spreads around the world in the pandemic, but none of the mutations currently documented appears to be making it able to ...

A fungus flagged as a "critical" concern by the World Health Organization may have a secret weapon: a virus hidden inside it. Now, a new study suggests that targeting this virus may offer a new ...