Several nations are calling for a fresh probe in order to find out the origin of novel coronavirus that is wreaking havoc all over the world since 2020. Many researchers and scientists believe that coronavirus originated during lab research in Wuhan, China and a lab leak is probable. Scientists say finding the origin of the virus is significant if we want to find a cure.
Amid demand on re-investigation of Wuhan lab, a new study has made shocking revelations. The study states that Chinese scientists created the virus in a lab in Wuhan, then tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from bats.
According to a research paper by British professor Angus Dalgleish and Norwegian scientist Dr. Birger Sorensen, “coronavirus has no credible natural ancestor. It was created by Chinese scientists who were working on a Gain of Function project in Wuhan lab.” The 'Gain of Function' project is outlawed by former US President Barack Obama.
The research claims that a natural coronavirus ‘backbone’ found in bats was taken and then spliced onto a new spike by scientists which turned it into the deadly and highly transmissible Covid19. The study also suggests that researchers found unique fingerprints in the Covid19 sample that could have arisen from manipulation in a laboratory.
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Authors of the research paper claimed that they had prima facie evidence of retro-engineering in China for a year but were ignored by academics and major journals.
The study conducted by Angus Dalgleish and Dr. Birger Sorensen alleges “deliberate destruction, concealment or contamination of data’ at Chinese labs. Besides, it also considers the silencing and disappearance of scientists in China who spoke out about the activities.
The researchers have pieced together how Chinese scientists, some working with American universities built the tools to create the coronavirus. They claimed that after the pandemic began, Chinese scientists took samples of the Covid19 virus and ‘retro-engineered’ it making it appear as if it had evolved naturally.
“We think that there have been retro-engineered viruses created. They’ve changed the virus, then tried to make out it eas in a sequence years ago.”