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Hmmmm...does that follow? I mean the alleged lab source would have been from bat coronaviruses anyway. Is there something about these mutations that would be
by rossdavidh 5y ago
Hmmmm...does that follow? I mean the alleged lab source would have been from bat coronaviruses anyway. Is there something about these mutations that would be key to the lab leak theory?
- zozbot234 5y agoThe rouge experiment theory is that the virus is the product of intentional mutations to make it more dangerous to humans. What this paper is saying is that this looks increasingly like a perfectly ordinary bat coronavirus, and what initially looked like unusual mutations actually happened well outside of any lab environment.
- zx90 5y agoPlease, rouge is red. You meant rogue.
- JPKab 5y agoIt's a perfectly normal bat virus that has difficulty infecting any mammals other than humans and mice genetically engineered to have human ACE2 receptors lining their respiratory system. Jon Stewart made a great point: This is the equivalent of rabidly, aggressively denying the possibility of the Hershey's factory having anything to do with the outbreak of "chocolatey goodness" in Hershey, PA. The interpretation you stated is very one sided, and doesn't mesh with the author's own writing.
- sschueller 5y agoI don't think a lab leak needs to be connected in anyway with humans modifying the virus. It could easily been the case that these bats were studied in this lab without modification and a leak occurred.