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>There is convincing evidence it developed via evolutionary origins. Er, yes. Not sure what you're saying here (the title is "..Covid-19 is not a naturally-evo

• trevelyan 6y ago
  Gain of function serial infection techniques do not constitute natural evolution: they constitute lab-directed evolution. That is for all intents and purposes man-made, unless one is splitting hairs, which much of the politicized media is doing.
  • hazeii 6y ago
    Very unlikely to be the case here though, in particular because the same receptor domain is found in the wild (e.g. pangolins). Yes, quite a lot of media have become politicised (the reason for which being quite well understood). None the less, the science is what it is - provisional. It is not surprising that commercial entities take particular positions to benefit from said politicisation. In most countries at least, the science will ultimately give us the answer.