Virus behind pandemic has been in bats 'for decades'

Another interesting study on the evolution of the coronavirus ... this time published in Nature.

A group of scientists from around the world who have been tracing the virus's origins say their findings indicate that "the lineage giving rise to the SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating unnoticed in bats for decades".

Writing on Twitter, award-winning science author Laurie Garrett says the study has a number of significant implications.