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I've noticed that Twitter is a cesspool of fake information about the coronavirus.

Here is a run down of top conspiracy theories.
I should say I am willing to entertain that some of the conspiracy theories are true. Just hard to tell. The information flow is being twisted by anti-CCP accounts linked to Hong Kong protests.
top conspiracy theory about coronavirus is that it was created by a military virus research lab near Wuhan. newsmax.com/newsfront/gert…
Here's a pretty eye opening thread. But you have to read until the end.
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Antonio Regalado
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During the SARS epidemic, "nosocomial" or hospital driven spread of the virus was a major contributor to the epidemic. Something like 77% of SARS cases in Toronto acquired in hospitals.
Here's the reference on that.

nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Fi…
CNN raised the idea of a "super spreader" -- someone who infects many others.

It's also called the 20/80 rule: a small percentage of victims cause most transmission.

superspreading can have to do with context (airplane cabin) as well as individual biology (immune supression).
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Because my main reporting subject is the cutting edge of biotechnology and conception, I will listen to Trump speech at the March of Life rally, starting shortly live and at CSPAN, and thread any highlights relevant to R&D.

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Intro music is House of the Rising Sun by the Animals.

Not sure what this means, if anything. I guess it's about some kind of den of sin.

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Here comes Trump. Song is God Bless The USA by Lee Greenwood.
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Antonio Regalado
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I updated our annual chart on the direct-to-consumer DNA testing market. Data (which is pretty dodgy) indicates a massive slowdown in the rate of growth, from 100% a year to about 20%.

technologyreview.com/f/615088/is-th…
23andMe hasn't given a figure for their database size since July (10 million). Perhaps because it has not hit the next integer (11 million) yet.
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