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Comment by Maureen Miller, PhD
Senior epidemiologist, science communicator, and strategic advisor.
Contrary to prevailing belief, an evolutionary analysis finds no evidence that most viruses with epidemic or pandemic potential that jumped from animals to people were shaped by selection in a lab or prolonged evolution in an intermediate host—challenging claims that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was engineered in a lab.AI Verified source (Mar 2026)
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The quote challenges claims SARS-CoV-2 was engineered in a lab, directly relevant to the lab-related-origin statement.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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The quote challenges claims that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered in a lab, which supports the against answer.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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LinkedIn post text matches the evolutionary-analysis passage challenging lab-engineering claims about SARS-CoV-2.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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replying to Maureen Miller, PhD