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September 3, 2020
UNC Researchers Publish Striking Images of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Cells
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Camille Ehre, PhD, generated high-powered microscopic images showing startlingly high SARS-CoV-2 viral loads on human respiratory surfaces, ready to spread infection in infected individuals and transmit infection to others.