The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review
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Holmes, Edward C.Goldstein, Stephen A
Rasmussen, Angela L
Robertson, David L
Crits-Christoph, Alexander
Wertheim, Joel O
Anthony, Simon J
Barclay, Wendy S
Boni, Maciej F
Doherty, Peter C
Farrar, Jeremy
Geoghegan, Jemma L
Jiang, Xiaowei
Leibowitz, Julian L
Neil, Stuart J D
Skern, Tim
Weiss, Susan R
Worobey, Michael
Andersen, Kristian G
Garry, Robert F
Rambaut, Andrew
Abstract
Since the first reports of a novel SARS-like coronavirus in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, there has been intense interest in understanding how SARS-CoV-2 emerged in the human population. Recent debate has coalesced around two competing ideas: a "laboratory escape" scenario and zoonotic emergence. Here, we critically review the current scientific evidence that may help clarify the origin of SARS-CoV-2.Since the first reports of a novel SARS-like coronavirus in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, there has been intense interest in understanding how SARS-CoV-2 emerged in the human population. Recent debate has coalesced around two competing ideas: a "laboratory escape" scenario and zoonotic emergence. Here, we critically review the current scientific evidence that may help clarify the origin of SARS-CoV-2.
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9/07/2021Licence
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