What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
6 days ago · The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to reach a definitive answer for more than five years. …
Why the Covid China lab leak theory still matters - Financial Times
3 days ago · The lab leak idea has spawned various sub-theories. One is that Sars-Cov-2 was being investigated by researchers having been gathered from a bat or other wild animal. …
COVID-19 lab leak theory - Wikipedia
The COVID-19 lab leak theory, or lab leak hypothesis, is the idea that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, came from a laboratory.
CIA assesses lab leak most plausible source of Covid-19, though …
Jan 25, 2025 · The CIA now assesses the virus that causes Covid-19 more likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China, rather than occurring naturally, according to a statement from …
C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
Jan 25, 2025 · Similarly, to seal the lab leak, the intelligence community would like to find evidence that one of the labs in Wuhan was working on a progenitor virus that directly led to …
House panel concludes that COVID-19 pandemic came from a lab leak …
Dec 3, 2024 · The committee’s 520-page report, released on 2 December, offers no new direct evidence of a lab leak, but summarizes a circumstantial case, including that the Wuhan …
Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points
Jun 3, 2024 · One alarming detail — leaked to The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by current and former U.S. government officials — is that scientists on Dr. Shi’s team fell ill with Covid …
Covid origin: Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory is so disputed - BBC
Mar 1, 2023 · It's a suspicion that the coronavirus may have escaped, accidentally or otherwise, from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan where the virus was first recorded. Its …
What We Know About the Lab Leak Theory and the Origins of …
Mar 17, 2023 · Scientists who have studied the genetics of the virus, and the patterns by which it spread, say the most likely cause is that the virus jumped from live mammals to humans — a …
The COVID lab-leak hypothesis: what scientists do and don’t …
Jun 8, 2021 · Nature looks at the key arguments that support a lab leak, and the extent to which research has answers. There’s not yet any substantial evidence for a lab leak.