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The coronavirus did not escape from a lab. Here's how we know
Fox News ^ | March 24 2020 | LiveScience

Posted on 03/24/2020 5:58:31 AM PDT by knighthawk

As the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 spreads across the globe, with cases surpassing 284,000 worldwide today (March 20), misinformation is spreading almost as fast.

One persistent myth is that this virus, called SARS-CoV-2, was made by scientists and escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak began.

A new analysis of SARS-CoV-2 may finally put that latter idea to bed. A group of researchers compared the genome of this novel coronavirus with the seven other coronaviruses known to infect humans: SARS, MERS and SARS-CoV-2, which can cause severe disease; along with HKU1, NL63, OC43 and 229E, which typically cause just mild symptoms, the researchers wrote March 17 in the journal Nature Medicine.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bioweapon; chinavirusorigin; chinesevirus; coronavirus; debunked; deepstate; fakenews; weaponized
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To: RummyChick

We’re on the same side. Your comment seemed to insinuate the virus originated from Chapel Hill. It did not.

Parts of the engineered components of the virus came from Chapel Hill as part of usual research exchange but the actual complete engineered virus came from a PRC lab in Wuhan.

#77 provides more context.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3827731/posts?page=77#77


81 posted on 03/24/2020 7:48:24 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: dp0622

The article merely argues against the virus being bioengineered. It doesn’t say anything against the theory that the virus is natural and was isolated and weaponized in a lab.


82 posted on 03/24/2020 7:52:59 AM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: knighthawk

Yes.. The DS and the ChiComs were deeply saddened their bioweapon was not as devastating as they had hoped it to be.


83 posted on 03/24/2020 7:57:21 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, ad that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: iontheball
Now that we have a cure, it’s time for a hard hitting debate on who is behind this demonic virus.

It looks like there's a treatment, but there is still a lot of work to do.

84 posted on 03/24/2020 8:00:10 AM PDT by x
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To: knighthawk

Bookmark


85 posted on 03/24/2020 8:01:11 AM PDT by COUNTrecount ("I've always won, and I'm going to continue to win. And that's the way it is." -- Donald Trump)
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To: Rappini

That is why I call it the Wuhan virus.


86 posted on 03/24/2020 8:02:06 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

Agree.

Novel here doesn’t mean ‘natural’.


87 posted on 03/24/2020 8:05:42 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: knighthawk

So....we have a virus, that escaped intense inspection from scientists in facilities all over the world, that was able to evolve without detection, suddenly infect a whole bunch of people in one country, specifically Wuhan, China, where one of the largest study and creation labs of bio weapons in the world is located, the Wuhan Institute of Virology. and this evolving happen so fast that it was able to attack and infect over 100 countries in less than 90 days after identification when it couldn’t have existed prior without being found with all the vigilance worldwide, is the answer to the puzzle.

Dam, that’s a lot of unlucky occurrences. (Too many) Oh, I have some stock in a diamond mine in South American for sale. And as fast as I can print it up, I’ll send it to you after your cashiers check is received. No personal checks! And I don’t dare establish a Paypal.

rwood


88 posted on 03/24/2020 8:06:06 AM PDT by Redwood71
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To: knighthawk

I’ve read a couple of articles on this (I have a background in molecular virology from a former life) and I find the arguments for natural evolution quite convincing.

YMMV of course. Not going to debate this one, just offering my opinion.


89 posted on 03/24/2020 8:09:01 AM PDT by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: knighthawk

David Wilcock on The Great Pandemic II: What’s Really Going On? https://youtu.be/2I10P5tMLlI


90 posted on 03/24/2020 8:09:32 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, ad that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: Keb
> "Assuming that their data are correct (I don’t have reason to doubt or substantiate them, ..."

If you read the Nature report, it says right near the beginning the genomic sequencing data came from a PRC virology lab via the WHO.

Now here's another fact that is hard to swallow but is true. The head of the infectious office at the WHO came from a Marxist group and was/is a known member of a terrorist group.

No, I am not kidding.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

What a guy.

Age and Entrails of Obama.

image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2JPjN0Rlkg

91 posted on 03/24/2020 8:10:00 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Grampa Dave

Great summary.

If I may add the gain of function studies on the first SARS. The production of SHC014-MA15 & SHC014-Cov. Tested on human lung cells and rats modified to have human lung cells with the ACE2 receptor. The results were disquieting.

The following is very informative, but, a bit scattered and dense: https://hnewswire.com/the-mysterious-origin-of-the-wuhan-coronavirus/

We absolutely had the means to produce this virus and had been working with Chimeric versions of the original SARS for some 10 years.

Specifically, we were working out how to get the Bat Virus, it unusual spike (SHC014), onto the back of the COV for purposes of its conveyance to humans.
SHC014-MA15; SHC014-Cov


92 posted on 03/24/2020 8:10:28 AM PDT by Nogara
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To: Hostage

It does insinuate that it originated there.. Although china could have stolen their work.

It shows what is actually possible versus some computer model used in this propaganda piece


93 posted on 03/24/2020 8:17:08 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: StAnDeliver

This virus apparently is not genetically engineered. If it were, it could be traced back to someone or somewhere. The 2015 virus was engineered by an international team.


94 posted on 03/24/2020 8:18:13 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: knighthawk

Faux is sunshine pumping.


95 posted on 03/24/2020 8:18:21 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: RummyChick

Oops. I meant Does Not insinuate


96 posted on 03/24/2020 8:18:39 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Jim Noble

The chapel hill experiment warns that is could naturally occur. There was some controversy at the time for them even doing this experiment.

So yes it could be natural

But it also happened near a bioweapon lab with a bat that I believe is not natural for the area..

So..it could also be man made


97 posted on 03/24/2020 8:21:51 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

> “Although china could have stolen their work.”

The PRC steals everything and lies pathologically.

But in this case, Chapel Hill research labs were playing nice science games with ‘respected’ Chinese scientists.

We need to wake up and we will be waking up to the fact that the PRC has played us more than we could ever imagine.

Look for more PRC supporting trolls to attack anyone such as me from interfering with their party narrative.


98 posted on 03/24/2020 8:24:06 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: RummyChick

You mentioned Chapel Hill twice. I am not sure what that means.

I googled “chapel hill virus” (actually I used DuckDuckGo) and couldn’t find anything.


99 posted on 03/24/2020 9:02:16 AM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: knighthawk

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100 posted on 03/24/2020 9:02:58 AM PDT by freepersup (BQQM!)
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