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Leaked grant proposal details high-risk coronavirus research

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Re: Leaked grant proposal details high-risk coronavirus research

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Was EcoHealth Alliance, the group referenced in the article, working in Wuhan?

Yes, they funded GoF research at WIV. And it's founder Peter Daszak worked to undermine the lab leak theory as a member of the WHO COVID19 origins investigation team... can you say "conflict of interest"?

Re: Leaked grant proposal details high-risk coronavirus research

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I could be missing something but this isn't exactly the smoking gun the title makes it seem. I'm sure there are proposals, plans and applications for all types of things. What I'm waiting for, perhaps naively, is strong evidence, revelated an independent investigation, that there was some foul business going on here. Until I see that, I'm more inclined to rely on the word of experts who have no connection to any of this. A novel aspect of a viral genome isn't enough for me to leap to the conclusion that it's human made.

Re: Leaked grant proposal details high-risk coronavirus research

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if you called someone crazy at some point for suggesting this as a possibility, it is time to pause and reflect

It is reasonable & responsible to downplay theories that get constructed in absence of sufficient and meaningfully qualified evidence.
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