I strongly urge you to read this piece. It points less to a lab-grown theory and more to a "fuck, these kinds of viruses are likely quite prevalent in general." https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/sars-cov-2-looks-like-a-hybrid-of-viruses-from-two-different-species/ …
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The pangolin recombination theory collapsed a while ago, thanks in large part to the woman profiled in the article Jon posted. Nobody is seriously pushing that theory anymore, and the papers on which it were based turned out to hiding the fact that they all used the same sample!
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I don't know if Ars does retractions/corrections, but if you'd like to update your publication with correct information feel free to e-mail me at casey@mollyrocket.com and I can walk you through the relevant papers and point you to the people who wrote them.
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