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Virologist and professor of microbiology, immunology and infectious diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has some key differences in specific genes relative to previously identified coronaviruses — the ones a laboratory would be working with. This constellation of changes makes it unlikely that it is the result of a laboratory 'escape.'
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Adam Lauring, quoted in Jeanna Bryner, “Wuhan lab says there's no way coronavirus originated there. Here's the science,” Live Science, April 18, 2020.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The quote says genetic differences make laboratory escape unlikely, directly addressing the origin claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 53min ago
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AI Verified Lab-related COVID origin rather than zoonosis: against; quote says laboratory escape is unlikely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 52min ago

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AI Verified Live Science source attributes the exact lab-escape statement to Adam Lauring. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 53min ago
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