Scientists who say the lab-leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2 shouldn't be ruled out
Judging by the comments in this thread, it seems a lot of people are still unaware that:<p>1. Gain of function research primarily uses samples collected from nature, and seeks to stimulate their evolution in as natural a way as possible to learn how viruses evolve in nature. If such viruses were to escape the lab, they would appear "natural"<p>2. It's not xenophobic for people from the US to suggest the possibility of a lab leak, because the US was itself funding gain of function research on novel coronaviruses in the Wuhan BSL4 lab<p>3. Lab leaks happen more often than most people realize[1]<p>[1]<a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/3/20/18260669/deadly-pathogens-escape-lab-smallpox-bird-flu" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/3/20/18260669/deadly...</a>