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Comment by Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Science journalist; former New York Times reporter covering infectious diseases and COVID-19
But the Occam’s Razor argument — what’s the likeliest explanation, animal or lab? — keeps shifting in the direction of the latter.AI Verified (May 17, 2021)
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McNeil says the likeliest explanation is shifting toward the lab, which directly addresses whether COVID-19 came from a lab-related incident rather than zoonotic spillover.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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McNeil says the likely explanation is shifting toward lab origin, directly relevant to lab incident versus spillover.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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Correct answer is for: McNeil says the likeliest explanation keeps shifting toward a lab origin rather than animal spillover.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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Recorded answer for is correct: McNeil says the likely explanation shifted toward a lab origin.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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Donald G. McNeil Jr.'s Medium article dated May 17, 2021 contains this exact sentence about Occam's razor shifting toward a lab explanation.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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Donald G. McNeil Jr.'s Medium article contains the Occam's Razor sentence and is authored by McNeil.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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