I think virologists may have some incentive to discount the possibility of a lab leak. They seem to be the first to deny it is a possibility. This could be beca

I think virologists may have some incentive to discount the possibility of a lab leak. They seem to be the first to deny it is a possibility. This could be because they know what they are talking about. But at the same time, if a lab leak was proven, there would be repurcussions for all virology research. It would at the very least become much more heavily regulated. BSL4 research and facilities may get canned altogether. At worse... virology would receive an indelible stain of epochal vitriol.