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NC lawmakers launch ‘fact-finding mission’ into UNC coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric
Interest in what caused the coronavirus pandemic has many political dimensions today, with President Trump saying genetic ...
From pandemic hero to GOP lawmakers’ target. Who is UNC scientist Ralph Baric?
Ralph Baric’s science combating COVID-19 has been celebrated. But his work is also a target of people who believe the virus ...
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Gov Ops requests records about UNC-Chapel Hill coronavirus researcher Baric
As North Carolina House chairman of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, House Speaker Destin Hall, R ...
State House leader launches probe of UNC coronavirus researcher
An infectious disease researcher at UNC who’s attracted national attention is now being investigated by Republican state ...
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Nonprofit sues University for withholding records on professor accused of starting COVID-19
U.S. Right to Know first requested public records on professor Ralph Baric’s coronavirus research from the University in July ...
Fresh out of high school, NC workers see $50,000-plus salaries at pharma giants
Novo Nordisk and Grifols together paid for every Johnston County public high school to offer BioWork, a one-semester, ...
PGA Tour to hire NFL executive Brian Rolapp as CEO of business enterprise, AP source says
A source confirms to The Associated Press the PGA Tour is hiring a top NFL executive as the CEO of its commercial PGA Tour ...
Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaos
President Donald Trump has ordered government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a single program.
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Scientists warn of bat virus just one mutation from infecting humans
Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these ...