part of the problem here is that when people say "lab leak" they are talking about two different theories 1. that the lab "created" the virus via genetic engin

part of the problem here is that when people say "lab leak" they are talking about two different theories 1. that the lab "created" the virus via genetic engineering or something. 2. the virus was natural but the lab was studying it and it escaped. The paper is explicitly about case one, saying the virus seems completely natural, they explicitly say case two is not off the table.