Thread by @TheSeeker268

"I was surprised to see some members of the team dismiss the accidental lab leak theory while seeming to suggest without any specific evidence the possibility that frozen food might have played a role," @jbloom_lab said.

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"I remain agnostic about the origins...But it's important to have a careful independent accounting of the research...that was being done in labs in Wuhan prior to the emergence of this pandemic, and it doesn't appear that this team accomplished that," @jbloom_lab said.

All told, "China was the big winner," said @YanzhongHuang . "We understand that they are doing their work within the parameters of the government. But you don't want to jump to a conclusion based on several hours of conversation with Chinese scientists."

"Any institution and nation seeking to clear its name would've moved quickly to make available all its databases of genetic sequences and strains, provided lab notes, records and private interviews with research, waste removal and janitorial staff," @R_H_Ebright said.

"None of that happened or was even requested...experts argue that records from the WIV should be analyzed closely because the institute collected nearly 300 bat cov from southwest China in the past decade, including two of the closest genetic relatives to the SARS-CoV-2 virus."