Scientists Get a Glimpse of How New Pandemics Are Made

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...
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Bat Virus Evolution Suggests COVID-19 Virus Emerged Naturally, Spreading To Humans Through Wildlife Trade

Researchers behind a new study have concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic was sparked by wildlife trade in China, similar to the circumstances that led to the SARS outbreak in 2002. The results ...
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Study concludes COVID-19 likely originated naturally, citing animal hosts

A study has again concluded that the possibility of the coronavirus leaking from a laboratory is low. The research suggests that COVID-19 was a virus commonly found in animal hosts before spreading to ...
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A potentially mutating bat virus has some scientists worried about the next pandemic

Five years removed from the onset of Covid-19's global sweep, research into another subset of the coronavirus has scientists worried about another possible pandemic. This virus originated in bats, as ...
France 24

Covid's origins reviewed: Lab leak or natural spillover?

Here are the leading arguments that fuel both sides of this debate, as AFP reflects on the virus's impact five years after it reshaped the world. Proponents of the lab-leak hypothesis highlight that ...
The Navhind Times

Where did COVID-19 come from?

Nandkumar M. Kamat In December 2019, a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases surfaced in Wuhan, China. Within weeks, the world was watching. Within months, it was locked down. More than six years ...