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Re:Israeli startup claims Covid-19 likely originated in a la... by krona on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:31PM (#25587610)
it isn't any more dangerous if it came from a lab, nor does knowing the origin really help dealing with this crisis at all.

Viruses used for gain of function research are selected for high rates of mutation and adaption. If we had known this from day one we would likely have made several changes to how to protect against it in the long term, especially with regards to cross-species transmission.

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Re:Israeli startup claims Covid-19 likely originated in a la... by puzzlingcaptcha on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @07:58PM (#25588315)
However, the mutation rate of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be fairly slow for a RNA virus. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02544-6
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