Tracking a secret outbreak in Iowa

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’s own genetic code. Sarah Kaplan reports on an undisclosed outbreak in Postville, Iowa — and the genetic evidence it left behind.

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