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A new combo of climate and habitat crises, along with immune system stress, is driving more bat-borne viruses to afflict us ...

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One sunny afternoon in San Diego, three-year-old Aisha played outside while her father sat nearby. Her father wasn’t paying much attention to her, so Aisha took a toy and waved it at him. When ...