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Comment by Jonathan E. Pekar
Computational biologist and first author on studies of SARS-CoV-2 molecular epidemiology and zoonotic origins
We analyzed the genomic diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We show that SARS-CoV-2 genomic diversity before February 2020 likely comprised only two distinct viral lineages, denoted “A” and “B.” Phylodynamic rooting methods, coupled with epidemic simulations, reveal that these lineages were the result of at least two separate cross-species transmission events into humans. [...] As with other coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 emergence likely resulted from multiple zoonotic events.Disputed (Aug 26, 2022)
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The quoted text is present verbatim in the PDF at the supplied URL (abstract/body opener, lines 42–52 on page 1), including the sentences about only two early lineages and that SARS-CoV-2 emergence likely resulted from multiple zoonotic events. The date August 26, 2022 also matches the PDF and PubMed record for DOI 10.1126/science.abp8337. However, the source is a multi-author journal article—Jonathan E. Pekar is the first of many listed authors, not the sole canonical author of the quoted passage—so this platform cannot verify it as a single-author quote. ([pure.ed.ac.uk](https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/301153226/science.abp8337.pdf))
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