Re:Early ‘lab-grown’ Covid virus found in sample lends weigh...
by jessriedel on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @07:21PM
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> people jumping from the fact that there is a lab in Wuhan to the conclusion that it must have come from there
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is China's premier virology research lab, its first biosafety level 4 lab, and one of the very few (or only one?) that was doing gain-of-function research. Wuhan has a population of 12M, which is just under 1% of China's population.
The fact that the virus emerged there, of all places in China, is non-conclusive but highly suggestive circumstantial evidence.
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is China's premier virology research lab, its first biosafety level 4 lab, and one of the very few (or only one?) that was doing gain-of-function research. Wuhan has a population of 12M, which is just under 1% of China's population.
The fact that the virus emerged there, of all places in China, is non-conclusive but highly suggestive circumstantial evidence.