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Viking Age Smallpox Complicates Viral Evolution Story

The evolution of the deadliest virus in human history, smallpox, is only partially understood. Like the new coronavirus and many other disease-causing viruses, smallpox appears to have originated from animals, probably rodents, and has spread to humans, probably thousands of years ago. In the 20th century alone, it killed hundreds …

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Christian Pulisic is already the best player in the USMNT

It stands to reason that when Christian Pulisic burst onto the international scene, an attacking phenomenon good enough to start games for Bundesliga titan Borussia Dortmund at 17, the types of soccer in the United States native to Pulisic, and even some fanatics preached caution. “Look, no one is more …

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Should you be concerned about Instacart data leakage?

Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) If you are an Instacart buyer, hackers may be selling your data online. According to a recent Buzzfeed report, 278,531 Instacart accounts are for sale in at least two hacker communities for just $ 2 per pop. Each account includes full names, the last four digits …

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