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Virologist and coauthor of an ASM commentary on SARS-CoV-2 origins and lab-leak claims
There is currently no verified scientific evidence to support the lab leak hypothesis.
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Journal of Virology commentary, "The harms of promoting the lab leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2 origins without evidence"
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Source wording and context directly address the complete statement and make a stance determinable. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Source wording supports against on the complete statement; the recorded answer matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Verified in the ASM Journal of Virology commentary: exact wording appears in the article and the named author is listed among its coauthors. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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