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Comment by Filippa Lentzos
Biosecurity scholar at King's College London and writer on laboratory biosafety and pandemic origins
Other origin theories, however, focused on safety lapses in the course of basic scientific research, are all possibilities. While there is, as of yet, little concrete evidence for them, there are several indications that collectively suggest this is a serious possibility that needs following up by the international community.AI Verified (May 1, 2020)
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The quote is directly about lab-related origin theories for COVID-19 versus other origins, and it treats a research-lab incident as a serious possibility worth investigating. That is enough to make the author’s stance on the complete statement determinable at least as an abstention/lean toward lab-related origin, even though it does not claim proof.
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The quote says lab-related explanations are only “possibilities” with “little concrete evidence,” while the article states there is “solid evidence” the pandemic resulted from a natural spillover event. That opposes the claim that COVID-19 originated from a lab incident rather than zoonotic spillover.
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The Bulletin article by Filippa Lentzos dated May 1, 2020 includes the submitted passage at line 129, and the page title/byline confirm the author and date. The wording matches the submitted quote verbatim. ([thebulletin.org](https://thebulletin.org/2020/05/natural-spillover-or-research-lab-leak-why-a-credible-investigation-in-needed-to-determine-the-origin-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic/))
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