Believe me, I wouldn’t put it past the CCP to have been lying or attempting a cover-up.
But lab-grown virus is readily distinguishable from virus in the wild, and that was looked into by non-Chinese researchers early in the pandemic. That’s why I think it’s highly unlikely covid escaped from a lab. It is much more likely that the specific host and specific location where cross-species infection took place has not been identified. That takes both extensive fieldwork and luck.
Also, talking about liars: the first Trump administration went through all kinds of contortions to try to hang the blame on China, for obvious propaganda point-scoring reasons. So the fact that the Trump flunkies are still parroting that line lends zero credibility to the theory.
gain of function research
Are you referring to the actual research, or to the right-wing screeching pattern based on the same set of words?
Believe me, I wouldn’t put it past the CCP to have been lying or attempting a cover-up.
But lab-grown virus is readily distinguishable from virus in the wild, and that was looked into by non-Chinese researchers early in the pandemic. That’s why I think it’s highly unlikely covid escaped from a lab. It is much more likely that the specific host and specific location where cross-species infection took place has not been identified. That takes both extensive fieldwork and luck.
Also, talking about liars: the first Trump administration went through all kinds of contortions to try to hang the blame on China, for obvious propaganda point-scoring reasons. So the fact that the Trump flunkies are still parroting that line lends zero credibility to the theory.
Are you referring to the actual research, or to the right-wing screeching pattern based on the same set of words?