For the lab leak theory to be true, SARS-CoV-2 must have been present in the Wuhan Institute of Virology before the pandemic started. But there’s not a single piece of data suggesting this.
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Two scientists claim that the genome pairing CGG-CGG is evidence that SARS-CoV-2 was made in a lab.
New theories about the lab leak don’t make the case for it any stronger, but do reveal the messiness of how historical events play out.
The research community is taking a closer look at the lab-leak hypothesis for the origin of COVID-19, prompting discussion about the risks and benefits of engineering viruses.
There are several earlier examples of people studying infectious pathogens being infected in the laboratory, even while working under strict biosafety conditions.
It could lend credibility to other conspiracy theories that also revolve around a laboratory origin for the virus.
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