TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based lab that works with researchers worldwide on infectious diseases, and the motivation appeared to be political rather than scientific.
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US cuts funding to research group with ties to 'bat woman' lab
15-year alliance severed after Trump was questioned on link to Wuhan
Researchers on the coronavirus take samples from a bat at a French zoo. Covid-19 is thought to have originated from bats. © Reuters
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