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It wasn’t the exact strain, the mutations were nothing like you’d expect them to make, and good lord people on HN need better news and science sources if this is still the level of discussion on the topic.

There is still no conclusive explanation. You can find reputable sources for either theory.

>You can find reputable sources for either theory.

So why are people citing 2020 reports from German intelligence agencies?

The expert consensus is that it was natural. It's not close. You are free to reject that consensus but should be aware that you are doing so.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5...

> You can find reputable sources for either theory.

I get so tired of hearing this rationalization. It's anti-science. Not all evidence is equal and the preponderance of evidence is heavily skewed to it being zoonotic.

Pangolins actually - they carried a strain of the virus that had the ability to infect human cells via ACE2 receptor.

The bat variant did not have that - wet market - close proximity - a fortuitous gene swap and hey presto.

The english indie rock band that formed in liverpool in 2003 did covid-19?