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Old 05-04-2020, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by velosnow View Post
Exactly, could it have accidentally escaped from the normal course of study? Potentially, but no evidence exists to support that theory.

Everyone on the blame China bandwagon seems to forget they are not the only ones who research dangerous pathogens and in fact many other labs have accidentally let things escape over the years. Heck, we even sent live anthrax samples on accident to unsuspecting labs...

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...s-labs-n365511

But to the OP's point:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...pons-research/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2012-7

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...418-9/fulltext

TL;DR version, all genetic research point to it not being man made.
That's a cute little list of outright falsehoods you have right there.
I'll ship you some of your favorite sauce, cause those words you wrote are going to go down pretty rough.
I said it back in early March, I'll say it again now. Made in lab. Bioweapon (although we'll stop short of that term as it has geopolitical implications when uttered from the .gov). It was released, whether intentionally or accidentally.
Galaxy. Don't forget Edgewood Arsenal of the Aberdeen Proving ground and Ft Dietrich. 2 more places we've messed around with some pretty evil stuff.
As I said to OOOFFFFF back in March, patience, this will all unfold.
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