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For years, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses to be stronger, deadlier, and more transmissible. The bet was that their work would help prevent a global pandemic. But what if it caused one? @nicholsonbaker8 reports https://nym.ag/389IGD8
"What happened was fairly simple, I’ve come to believe," writes @nicholsonbaker8. "It was an accident. A virus spent some time in a laboratory, and eventually it got out." http://nym.ag/389IGD8
"We still know very little about the origins of this disease," writes @nicholsonbaker8. "Nevertheless, I think it’s worth offering some historical context for our yearlong medical nightmare." http://nym.ag/389IGD8
"A lab accident — a dropped flask, a needle prick, a mouse bite, an illegibly labeled bottle — is apolitical," writes @nicholsonbaker8 http://nym.ag/389IGD8
Read more about the reporting and fact-checking of @nicholsonbaker8's exploration of the possibility that the coronavirus pandemic was the result of a lab accident in Wuhan https://nym.ag/3oelFEG
