A newly published Viewpoint article in the journal BioScience argues that the contentious debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2 could benefit from a well-established scientific approach for weighing competing explanations. Multiple working hypotheses and strong inference, argues author Alan B. Franklin (formerly of the USDA National Wildlife Research Center) could break the logjam of single-hypothesis reasoning that has marked the politically charged accusations that the SARS-CoV-2 originated from either an intentional or unintentional release from the Wuhan Institute of Virology versus from the proximate live animal market.

People participating in a new study of state-regulated psilocybin services reported relief from symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder — with almost two-thirds declaring the experience to be among the most meaningful of their life.

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