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Annika Barber felt like an impostor as she boarded a bus just before sunrise on 24 February, and settled in for the long ride from New Jersey to Washington DC.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00661-8

With additional reporting by Alexandra Witze.

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