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Comment by Lizelda Lopez

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UC San Diego Today byline
SARS-CoV-2 shows no genetic signal of lab adaptation. Its evolutionary pattern matches natural circulation in animal reservoirs, undermining claims of prolonged laboratory manipulation.
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BioQuick News, "Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds," March 2026.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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Disputed The quote is real, but not best attributed to BioQuick News: the exact wording appears at the supplied BioQuick URL dated March 10, 2026, and it also appears on an earlier March 9, 2026 UC San Diego Today story explicitly credited to Lizelda Lopez. Because the earlier official page gives the clear byline and publication date, that is the stronger canonical attribution/source. ([bioquicknews.com](https://bioquicknews.com/recent-pandemic-viruses-jumped-to-humans-without-prior-adaptation-uc-san-diego-study-finds/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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