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Richard H. Ebright

Molecular biologist, Rutgers University; Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Bayesian inference, a method of statistical inference based on Bayes' Theorem, enables calculation of probabilities of hypotheses based on multiple lines of evidence and enables updating of probabilities of hypotheses as additional lines of evidence become available.

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Richard H. Ebright, "Richard Ebright's Testimony on the Origins of COVID-19," Biosafety Now, July 3, 2024.

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Bayesian analysis is the right framework for settling the COVID-19 origins question

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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover

Fauci willfully violated federal policies on gain-of-function and enhanced potential pandemic pathogen research; committed conspiracy to defraud, fraud, perjury, destruction of federal records, and obstruction; and caused a pandemic that killed 20 mi...

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The clustering of early cases around the Huanan market reflects where the COVID-19 virus emerged, not just where testing looked

There is sufficient evidence to conclude beyond reasonable doubt that SARS-CoV-2 entered humans through a research-related incident.

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Bayesian analysis is the right framework for settling the COVID-19 origins question

Bayesian inference, a method of statistical inference based on Bayes' Theorem, enables calculation of probabilities of hypotheses based on multiple lines of evidence and enables updating of probabilities of hypotheses as additional lines of evidence ...

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