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Comment by Ralph S. Baric

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Coronavirus researcher and professor of epidemiology, microbiology and immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
I really believe that the genetic sequence for SARS-CoV-2 really points to a natural-origin event from wildlife
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, "The Sudden Rise of the Coronavirus Lab-Leak Theory," The New Yorker, May 27, 2021.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Baric explicitly says the virus sequence points to a natural-origin event from wildlife, which is directly relevant to the lab-origin statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago
AI Verified Baric says the genetic sequence points to natural wildlife origin, directly opposing a lab-related origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago
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AI Verified Correct answer is against: Baric says the genetic sequence points to a natural-origin event from wildlife, opposing the lab-origin statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago
AI Verified Recorded answer against is correct: Baric says the genetics point to natural wildlife origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago

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AI Verified The New Yorker article dated May 27, 2021 quotes Ralph Baric with this wording and attributes the view to natural origin from wildlife. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago
AI Verified New Yorker, May 27 2021, quotes Ralph S. Baric on SARS-CoV-2 genetics pointing to natural wildlife origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago
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