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Published online 15 April 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030414-5
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Labs crack killer's code
Sequence shows that animal spawned SARS virus.
Scientists have worked out the genetic sequence of the virus that is thought to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The code supports the idea that the disease leapt from animals into humans - and should help to refine a diagnostic test.
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