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  "textContent": "The circumstances surrounding a study on a deadly virus could hardly have been more dramatic. One of its first authors was forced to flee his homeland when it became a war zone. More than 2,000 kilometers away, the laboratory of a team leader was destroyed by a ballistic missile. Despite these setbacks, after nearly a decade of work in Ethiopia and Israel, the team has brought its findings to publication.",
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