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Scientists relieved as Joe Biden wins tight US presidential election

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Nature 587, 183-184 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03158-8

With additional reporting by Davide Castelvecchi, Heidi Ledford, Nidhi Subbaraman and Alexandra Witze.

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  • Update 07 November 2020: This story was updated to add new details and reaction from both Biden and Trump.

  • Update 09 November 2020: This story was updated to reflect that Biden and Harris have quickly named a COVID-19 task force of public health experts to help with US pandemic response.

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