Tracking a secret outbreak in Iowa

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 8:30 p.m.

How genetic science can help expose, track and contain coronavirus outbreaks. And your voting questions answered. 
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In a pandemic rife with confusion, where essential data and clear guidance have been difficult to find, clues to controlling coronavirus outbreaks can be found in the virus\u2019s own genetic code. Sarah Kaplan reports on an undisclosed outbreak in Postville, Iowa \u2014 and the genetic evidence it left behind.
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