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The logic in this article is astounding. One way to make a virus is to splice some genes together from different viruses. This virus was not a mismatch of diff
by undecisive 5y ago
The logic in this article is astounding.
One way to make a virus is to splice some genes together from different viruses. This virus was not a mismatch of different viruses, therefore this is not a man-made virus.
It's a bit like saying one way to chop down a tree is with a chainsaw. We didn't see a chainsaw, or chainsaw patterns on this tree stump, therefore this tree must have naturally broken in half.
(Not that I have any particular beliefs on this one way or another, nor do I think this is even an important question on any level - I imagine the Wuhan lab will have upped their security processes regardless of whether they were at fault. But at best this is weak evidence for the conclusion given)
- fhggggu 5y agoExactly right. A man made virus wouldn't be made from scratch. It would have extensive homologous runs of DNA and be a small variant on existing viruses, with some tweak to enhance function. Dark horse podcast had a good interview with an expert on this week last.