The first virus to have its genome read was an obscure little creature called ms2; the 3,569 rna letters it contained were published in 1976, the hard-won product of some ten years’ work in a well-staffed Belgian laboratory. The sars-cov-2 genome, almost nine times longer, was published just weeks after doctors in Wuhan first became concerned about a new pneumonia.
Covid-19 has brought together biomedical technologies that will transform human health. The world must use them wisely. Our cover this week https://t.co/69u5mzGpG9 pic.twitter.com/P3J88p3l2N
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 25, 2021
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