Whether this is novel (as in new) or novel (as in a dramatic story), is a subject of a debate that only a handful of scientists can reasonably speculate on based on forensic genomics
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Within 24 hours of exosome treatment, the COVID patient with ARDS showed decreased requirement for oxygen and pressure and within 5 days, he was being extubated.