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Science letter on COVID origins
Theories of accidental release from a lab and zoonotic spillover both remain viable.
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Sarah Cobey, coauthor of Jesse D. Bloom et al., "Investigate the origins of COVID-19," Science, May 14, 2021.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Source quote supports a abstain stance: “Theories of accidental release from a lab and zoonotic spillover both remain viable.” · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 15d ago
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AI Verified Verified exact wording and date in the Science letter "Investigate the origins of COVID-19"; the named letter is a valid collective-text author for this quote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 15d ago
Disputed The sentence appears verbatim in the Science letter; PubMed lists Sarah Cobey among the 18 coauthors, and the publication date is May 14, 2021. Because this is a multi-author letter, the quote is better attributed to the document title, not Cobey individually. ([pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9520851/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 · 20d ago
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