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Comment by Stephen A. Goldstein

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Virologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Utah studying viral emergence and SARS-CoV-2 origins
It tells us where the epidemic began and where intense transmission began. This suggests that the epidemic began in markets in this district: the Huanan market and possibly other markets as well.
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Stephen Goldstein quoted in University of Utah Health, “On the Origins of COVID-19: Report Provides Evidence That Lab Leak Theory Unlikely,” August 19, 2021.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Goldstein links the epidemic's beginning to Huanan and other markets, strongly opposing a lab-origin claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Locating the epidemic's beginning at markets matches against the lab-incident claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified University of Utah source context attributes the market-origin wording to Stephen A. Goldstein. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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