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I think it is important that we name these appropriately and we don’t call these the South African variant or the UK variant. We need to use the names appropriately because we don’t want to stigmatise where these variants have been identified.

This is a health crisis of epic proportions. I am more troubled than ever before, and in part, my concern is rooted in the reality that it will take so much more for us to slow the spread given the high rate of community spread.

1. Quercus palustris (2 wds.)
4. Edison: “The ___ of Menlo Park”
8. Amber, frankincense, or myrrh
9. Lab activity
10. Masticating malady, for short
11. Seed cone of a gymnosperm
13. Medulla oblongata’s location (2 wds.)
17. Change, especially to a higher form
19. “Science Friday” network
20. Tropical grassy plain
22. Talc’s place on the Mohs scale
23. Typically anadromous fish
24. Feature of Hale-Bopp?

1. Mineral known as fool’s gold2. Rhinoplasty, informally ...

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