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Comment by Eyal Oren

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Epidemiologist and professor at San Diego State University.
What is clear is that the genetic sequence of the COVID-19 virus is similar to other coronaviruses found in bats.
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Eyal Oren, quoted in National Geographic, “What you need to know about the COVID-19 lab-leak hypothesis,” June 4, 2021.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Oren's natural-origin evidence is directly relevant to lab-origin versus zoonotic-spillover. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Oren notes similarity to bat coronaviruses, supporting zoonotic rather than lab origin; against matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified National Geographic article attributes this statement to Eyal Oren. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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