Q:

Did the Coronavirus come from bats?

Bats Wuhan Evolution conspiracy mutation biotech
Rachel Amos

Rachel Amos
The Senate
05 Mar 2020
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  • 16 Apr 2021

  • Yes

    Complex

    coronaviruses "with a high degree of genetic relatedness to Sars-CoV-2 are widely present in bats across many nations and regions in Asia". New article on the BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment…

    Bats COVID-19 Where did it come from?
    Rachel Amos

    Rachel Amos
    The Senate

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  • 23 Feb 2021

  • No

    Other

    Rachel Amos

    Rachel Amos
    The Senate

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  • 16 Apr 2020

  • Other

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    The current evidence suggests it does.

    Rachel Amos

    Rachel Amos
    The Senate

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  • 16 Apr 2020

  • Yes

    Complex

    Great response here in the New Yorker, explaining the leap from bats to humans, "From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus" by Carolyn Kormann.
    https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/f…

    Tamsin Ogilvie

    Tamsin Ogilvie
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  • 20 Mar 2020

  • Other

    Other

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    Rachel Amos

    Rachel Amos
    The Senate

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