Evolutionary Origins of SARS-CoV-2

Understanding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic will help us to stop coronavirus pandemics from happening in the future. Have a watch of our animated video explaining how scientists can work out the evolutionary history and likely origins of SARS-CoV-2 and its relative coronaviruses.

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Credits:
Conceptualisation: Spyros Lytras, David Robertson
Storyboard: Spyros Lytras
Script: Spyros Lytras, David Robertson, Lucy Wallace
Animation: Giuseppe Forestieri (Motion Aptitude)