Covid-19-like bat virus discovered in Wuhan lab, poses risk of animal-to-human transmission
A new coronavirus in bats, similar to that of the virus responsible for Covid-19, has been discovered by researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, potentially signalling a new risk to human health,
China discovers new bat coronavirus that poses risk of animal-to-human transmission
A Chinese team discovered a new bat coronavirus that poses a risk of animal-to-human transmission as it uses the same human receptor as the COVID-19 virus, a Hong Kong daily reported on Thursday, citing the latest study.
New Coronavirus Discovered in Chinese Bats Sparks Alarm
A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered. HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a Chinese research team led by virologist Shi Zhengli,
Covid-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Chinese Lab
Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells using the same gateway as the virus that causes Covid-19.
New bat virus in China mirrors COVID-19 infection method
The South China Morning Post reports that a new strain of coronavirus has been identified in bats in China. A team of researchers has indicated that it may spread similarly to the virus responsible for the multi-year pandemic that began in late 2019.
China’s denial of coronavirus tinkering at Wuhan lab misleading
Although definitions of gain-of-function differ, investigative reports leave no question researchers manipulated ...
New Coranavirus that Can Cause Another Pandemic Discovered by Wuhan Scientists in China
Experiments revealed that HKU5-CoV-2 enters human cells in the same manner as SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19.
Top NIH official during COVID-19 — who admitted agency funded gain-of-function research in China — resigns
Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, 73, has abruptly resigned from his post as acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Covid-19: How a group of amateur investigators pushed the lab-leak theory
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China’s ‘food and mouth disease’ threatens a crisis of global consequence
China’s insatiable appetite for exotic and laboratory-treated animals has repeatedly served as the breeding ground for pandemics.
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Covid-19: China refutes claims of 'gain-of-function' research at Wuhan lab
China has firmly denied that its Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted gain-of-function studies on coronavirus, rejecting ...
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China says Wuhan institute was not involved in creating COVID-19 virus
BEIJING, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Wuhan Institute of Virology was not involved in the creation or leakage of the COVID-19 virus, a spokesperson of China's foreign ministry said during a regular ...
The destruction of USAID is a canary in American democracy’s coal mine
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