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: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"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 lab3. Lab leaks happen more often than most people realize[1][1]https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/3/20/18260669/deadly...