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This was from early last year and really focuses on Pangolins which have been downgraded as a zoonotic source. Serial Passage is the most likely source (as all

This was from early last year and really focuses on Pangolins which have been downgraded as a zoonotic source. Serial Passage is the most likely source (as all sources are low probability).

f430 6y ago
The thing is they claimed it originated from the seafood market yet couple blocks across the street there was a BS4 bio lab literally working with the materials. It's amazing so many people will just take CCP's narrative at face value, there are still many that think it came from the seafood market. Nature has lied to protect the CCP before: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/world/asia/china-springer-nature-censorship.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/world/asia/china-springer...
- mgamache 6y ago
  In the first few weeks the main source of info was the CCP and well known virologists. Both have conflicts of interest.
- agumonkey 6y ago
  I don't know what happened obviously, and I'm not really wishing for any theory to win (lab or nature). But I've read Chinese virology labs were made in partnership with France and french experts/teachers said many safety protocols were not fully applied.
- ZoomerCretin 6y ago
  >Nature has lied to protect the CCP before: >https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/world/asia/china-springer-nature-censorship.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/world/asia/china-springer... Your article does not support your claim. "One of the world’s largest academic publishers was criticized on Wednesday for bowing to pressure from the Chinese government to block access to hundreds of articles on its Chinese website."