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It would be illegal to do this with monkeys but ferrets have the same ACE2 protein we do and would be good candidates for this sort of research.
by Symmetry 7y ago
It would be illegal to do this with monkeys but ferrets have the same ACE2 protein we do and would be good candidates for this sort of research.
- dboreham 7y agoHmm...I swear I've read a paper talking about monkeys infected, having mild symptoms and then recovering. Perhaps it was a SARS-1 paper.
- James_Henry 7y agoThey do infect monkeys: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11026173/lab-monkeys-infected-with-coronavirus-in-race-to-find-life-saving-vaccine-to-stop-the-deadly-outbreak/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11026173/lab-monkeys-infected-...
- Symmetry 7y agoIt could also be from outside the US?