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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-May-2021 23:10:05 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bies.202000091
   
   Paper examines literature around gain-of-function and zoonotic origin, says there is not enough evidence to decide whether #SARS-CoV-2 ( the #coronavirus that causes #COVID-19 ) became infectious to humans through either method.
   
   #2019-nCoV
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-May-2021 23:20:45 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     Article also claims that the 1977 #H1N1 Swine Flu came from a lab leak in the USSR.
     
     I've never seen this claim in reputable literature before, though the article does list its citations. I may return and do a deep dive on that.
     
     https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.202100017
     
     Here, they clarify that point and add another citation. I suppose I will make a #NoteToSelf to come back and do this deep dive at some point.