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Associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading.
It always seemed entirely plausible to me that Covid escaped from a laboratory, but that doesn’t mean that it was deliberate or the result of nefarious activity.
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Sarah Knapton, “Majority of scientists think Beijing not open about Covid origins,” The Telegraph, March 2, 2024, syndicated by Yahoo News.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Clarke says a laboratory escape was entirely plausible, directly addressing the origin claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Clarke says laboratory escape was entirely plausible, supporting the lab-related-incident claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Yahoo/Telegraph report attributes this exact wording to Simon Clarke. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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