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Molecular biologist, Rutgers University; Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
It is absolutely clear the market had no connection with the origin of the outbreak virus, and, instead, only was involved in amplification of an outbreak that had started elsewhere in Wuhan almost a full month earlier.
AI Verified (Apr 6, 2020)
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Richard H. Ebright, quoted from a CNN article published April 6, 2020, reproduced by Science Feedback, April 24, 2020.
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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
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AI Verified The quote directly rejects the claim that Huanan market clustering reflects the virus’s origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified Ebright says the Huanan market was not connected to the virus’s origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Science Feedback reproduces the CNN-attributed quote verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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