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Research on hantavirus has revealed that people exposed to the Andes strain may not develop symptoms for up to 42 days, complicating infection tracing efforts. Additionally, a physicist is challenging the long-held assumption that atoms with identical compositions are indistinguishable.
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Scientific American
Long-held assumptions tell us that atoms with the same number of protons, neutrons and electrons are indistinguishable, but one physicist wants to put this idea to the test
2026-05-13 10:45 UTC
Scientific American
People exposed to the Andes strain of the hantavirus may not develop symptoms for up to 42 days, a delay that makes tracing infections more difficult
2026-05-13 11:00 UTC