Ralph Baric warned COVID statement could be used for ‘nefarious purposes to shift blame,’ email shows
As scientists and U.S. intelligence officials scrambled to understand the origins of the emerging coronavirus, prominent virologist Ralph Baric was asked to make a public statement knocking down claims that a chimeric coronavirus created in his UNC lab using genetic material supplied by a Wuhan scientist was the virus causing the outbreak.
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Health risks of artificial sweeteners
Aspartame sweetener may disrupt blood vessels, raising stroke risk, first-of-its-kind study suggests
Aspartame—the artificial sweetener found in everything from Diet Coke and sugar-free chewing gum to children’s medications—may raise the risk of the most common type of stroke by causing inflammation and disrupting blood vessel health and blood flow, according to new research.
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