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Omicron’s lasting mysteries: four questions scientists are racing to answer
Omicron infects the cells of the nose, throat and lungs differently from former variants. Credit: Lucas Landau/Reuters/Alamy
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Nature 603, 22-24 (2022)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00428-5
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