incubation
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But he warned there is a long way to go as the eggs are "only around two weeks into incubation" and a curlew's incubation period is around 28 days.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
In his view, “the long incubation period creates challenges” because Allen says he isn’t convinced that there’s no pre-symptomatic transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
The incubation period can last up to 21 days.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
In general, the microbiology experiments were not carried out at the low ambient Martian temperatures, and most did not provide long incubation times.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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