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Evidence piled up to prove COVID-19 lab leak theory is 'bogus': Report
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Evidence piles up to refute the lab leak theory. /CFP

Evidence piles up to refute the lab leak theory. /CFP

The COVID-19 lab leak theory is considered "bogus" by a report published in The Times of India on Wednesday. The report cited multiple pieces of evidence and scientific theories to refute the claim.

Referring to a reputed science writer and one biologist's findings, the author maintained that the virus cannot be from a lab as "the SARS2 Spike Protein is not of the calculated best design, and hence it cannot be manipulated".

If the SARS-CoV-2 virus leaked from the lab, the researchers would design the spike protein accordingly by "selecting the correct string of amino acids that compose it." However, it's not the case.

It also presented the theory that the virus most likely comes from the animals such as pangolin or ferret badger by mentioning several articles published by The Wall Street Journal.

Another piece published in the same media outlet on June 6 elaborated on six Chinese miners contracting pneumonia-like illness due to exposure to bat feces.

The theory indicated scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology later collected the strain of virus from the mine after the incident. However, many studies have refuted the link between viruses collected from the mine and SARS-CoV-2. The sequences of both viruses were different.

Another opinion article published in The Korea Times pointed out that U.S. politicians have repeatedly called for a re-investigation on tracing the COVID-19. Such claims were being made when a recent study by the U.S. National Institutes of Health indicated the virus might have circulated in the U.S. as early as December 2019.

The article also reiterated the findings of the WHO team, which visited Wuhan to determine the origins of SARS-COV-2. The team termed the possibility of lab leak as "extremely unlikely." 

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