of liverpool created a model predicting potential hosts in which coronaviruses including sarscov2 could recombinestaying ahead of the virus will require longterm funding and commitment but scientists say making these investments now could result in better systems for monitoring pathogens in other species and an expanded understanding of how animal health is linked to ours it may even help experts catch the next looming health threat before it spills over from animalstheres no harm in understanding better the world around us dr han said there can only be harm in not understanding and not investing in that knowledge which is really obvious now