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"leaked from lab" claim absolutely does not imply "designer". The virus could have been natural, collected for study (possibly in animal) by a lab which studies
by rllearneratwork 6y ago
"leaked from lab" claim absolutely does not imply "designer". The virus could have been natural, collected for study (possibly in animal) by a lab which studies such viruses and still leaked via an accident (unexpected human transmission).
To prove that it is "designer virus", additional, different kind of evidence is needed.
- goldenkey 6y agoThe Wuhan lab was doing gain-of-function research. https://www.vox.com/2020/5/1/21243148/why-some-labs-work-on-making-viruses-deadlier-and-why-they-should-stop https://www.vox.com/2020/5/1/21243148/why-some-labs-work-on-...
- gnusty_gnurc 6y agoIt may not be designer per se but the idea is that seemingly perfect human tropism could mean they were changing it and infecting humanized animals or something.