Yet more evidence that the so-called 'lab leak theory' is utterly absurd, an entirely confected piece of nonsense born of the same anti-intellectual regressive populism that's poisoned every part of every political discourse over the last decade.

Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds
There is no evolutionary signal suggesting that these viruses were being “pre-adapted” for humans prior to their outbreaks. Instead, measurable changes in selection typically appeared only after sustained transmission began in people.


