💥 Two pre-prints just dropped that clarify the origin & emergence of SARS-CoV-2. The first makes the case that lineages A & B represent independent spillovers from animals.. work by @jepekar @MichaelWorobey @K_G_Andersen @edwardcholmes & more 🧵 zenodo.org/record/6291628
The second one further substantiates that the Huanan “seafood market” in central Wuhan was where these spillover events occurred. It’s by @MichaelWorobey @stgoldst @angie_rasmussen @arambaut @K_G_Andersen @robertson_lab @acritschristoph @MarionKoopmans zenodo.org/record/6299116
Adding to the case that the Huanan Seafood Market was initial site of spillover, another preprint just dropped— this one led by George Gao of the China CDC. Their work independently reached the same conclusion. researchsquare.com/article/rs-137…
Weird, it’s almost as if people have been investigating the origin of #SARSCoV2! Overall, not good day for the so-called “lab leak” hypothesis.
Frankly, apart from (1) “but, but, …they had a virology lab in Wuhan that studied these viruses” & (2) “China won’t cooperate, it must be cover up” …there hasn’t been a shred of solid evidence to support the case for a laboratory origin in the first place.
Probably the most compelling #tweetorial I’ve ever read.. Dr. Worobey breaks this all down in stunningly lucid detail #Scitwitter cc: @EricTopol @carlzimmer 👇
https://twitter.com/michaelworobey/status/1497607313397481472
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