Baltimore Bridge Collapse | Mapping How Viruses Jump Between Species
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We look into the engineering reasons why the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed after a ship crashed into it. Also, a new analysis finds that more viruses spread from humans to animals than from animals to humans.
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