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Evolutionary biologist at the University of Edinburgh studying viral evolution and phylodynamics
There is no evidence of escape from a lab. The virus is just like a virus we would expect to see in wild bat populations, similar viruses have jumped from non-human animals to animals in the past, so I see no reason to speculate about this any further.
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Washington Post, “What caused the coronavirus? A skeptical take on the theories about the outbreak’s Chinese origin,” April 16, 2020.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Quote rejects evidence of lab escape and describes a natural bat-virus origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer against verified. Quote says there is no evidence of lab escape and describes a natural origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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