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Comment by Michael Head
Senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton
The genomics of the virus and likely origins have been disentangled previously, for example a Nature peer-reviewed paper where they state “Our analyses clearly show that SARS-CoV-2 is not a laboratory construct or a purposefully manipulated virus”. Other evidence also shows that this type of Coronavirus has existed in bats for decades.AI Verified (Sep 15, 2020)
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The quote cites evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is not a laboratory construct and points to bat coronaviruses.
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Quote cites evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is not a laboratory construct and existed in bats.
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Science Media Centre, 15 Sep 2020, attributes this wording to Dr Michael Head.
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