China better find the missing link “Species X” before the public finds out what “gain of function” means.
Chinese media accuses Fauci of ‘fanning huge lie’ of lab leak theory
The infectious disease expert added fuel to the fire amid increasing speculation that the virus was leaked from the Institute of Virology in Wuhan rather than the city’s wet market.
The editor-in-chief of the state-run Global Times, Hu Xijin, wrote a fierce opinion piece titled: ‘US elites degenerate further in morality, and Fauci is one of them.’
Is the fuse burning toward the powder keg? The powder keg in this instance could simply be a negligent lab. Or unauthorized excursions from an agreed research design. It could even be the whole dual use biotechnology sector. How big the damage will be depends on who’s left holding the bag.