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'Many politicians, pundits, and the general public now favor the lab leak idea. Most scientists, particularly virologists, do not. This schism threatens their legitimate and ultimately socially important work, as outlined in a peer-reviewed publication published on August 1 in the Journal of Virology that was written by 41 virologists. I am one of them.'
https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/02/coronavirus-lab-leak-hypothesis-damages-science/
@cyrilpedia When there's no definitive answer people tend to just fill in the blanks with their biases. Virologists have their pro-research bias. Skeptics and cynics have their anti-human bias. (They're both wrong.)