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Professor of virology at the University of Reading.
That theory has been well and truly trashed by scientific analysis of the virus and should now be buried.
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Kashmira Gander, “Wuhan Seafood Market Probably Wasn’t Origin of Coronavirus Pandemic, Chinese Scientists Say,” Newsweek, May 29, 2020.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Jones rejects the Wuhan Institute escape theory, directly opposing a lab-related origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Jones says the escape theory has been trashed; against matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Newsweek (29 May 2020) attributes this exact wording to Ian Jones. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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