Tag Archive: Lab leak
Another Scientist Who Publicly Dismissed Lab Leak Gave It Credence in Private Email
A new freedom of information request has revealed that *another* author of the infamous Lancet letter, which referred to "conspiracy theories" about Covid origins, gave the lab leak credence in a private email.
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The Evidence that Omicron Was Made in a Lab
Professor Danny Altmann has admitted that the emergence of the highly immune-evasive Omicron variant came as a surprise to most experts in the field. Is that because it was made in a lab?
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Coronavirus: Key Genetic Sequence for Furin Cleavage Site Patented by Moderna in 2016
In a strange twist in the investigation into the origins of the virus, it has been discovered that a key genetic sequence in the virus was patented by Moderna in 2016, though for an unrelated purpose.
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New Emails Reveal Scientists Stifled Lab Leak Discussion to Protect “Science in China”
New emails have revealed how top scientists sought to stifle discussion around the lab leak theory. The former head of the NIH asked what his organisation could do to "help put down" this "very destructive conspiracy".
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Did Omicron Come From a Lab?
Omicron is very different from the previous variants of concern, and a new study presents evidence that it evolved specifically in mice. Which raises an intriguing possibility: did Omicron leak from a lab?
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The Role of Citizen Journalists in Discovering the Truth About Covid’s Origins
Viral, a new book by Alina Chan and Matt Ridley, describes the role that citizen journalists played in debunking the theory that it was a naturally occurring virus in bats that accidentally jumped to the human population.
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The Lancet Changes Mind on Lab Leak Theory – Calls for “Objective, Open and Transparent Debate”
The Lancet has published an article calling for an "objective, open and transparent debate" on Covid's origins – a whole 19 months after its pages "strongly condemned" the lab leak theory as a "conspiracy".
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By Last Spring, “A Large Swath of the Government” Already Believed Lab Leak Theory, Says Reporter
After acquiring information about the WIV, Josh Rogin called around to get reactions from US officials. He discovered that “a large swath of the government already believed the virus had escaped from the WIV lab”.
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by Cephas Alain As interest has increased in the lab leak hypothesis for the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic it...
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Recent Coverage of Lab Leak Theory Was Driven by Right-Wing Media
Many left-wing commentators are still reluctant to concede that COVID might have escaped from a lab in Wuhan. A new study confirms that recent coverage of the theory has been driven by right-wing media.
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