Doug; The article is about the virus rather than humans and chimps. (Commonality is a Chinese Bot argument /misdirection. I don't think you are though.)
Snip "Fresh suspicion that Covid may have been tinkered with in a lab emerged today after scientists found genetic material owned by Moderna in the virus's spike protein. They identified a tiny snippet of code that is identical to part of a gene patented by the vaccine maker three years before the pandemic. It was discovered in SARS-CoV-2's unique furin cleavage site, the part that makes it so good at infecting people and separates it from other coronaviruses. The structure has been one of the focal points of debate about the virus's origin, with some scientists claiming it could not have been acquired naturally. The international team of researchers suggest the virus may have mutated to have a furin cleavage site during experiments on human cells in a lab."
The discussion is regarding "identity" not "commonality".
Pete from Shawnee Mission wrote: “The discussion is regarding “identity” not “commonality”.”
You’re trying to make the case that the commonality of this snippet of DNA is the ‘smoking gun’ when commonality of DNA is very common. Mother Nature is rather lazy. She reuses DNA rather than creating new DNA.