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Originally Posted by jwb
Why are blood clots something that could only be produced if it were genetically modified though? Is it just that you think it sounds strange and thus it's not natural?
Also you're wrong about the second part. They know which parts of the sequence have been modified from previous strains. That is precisely how they are able to determine whether said modifications are natural mutations vs genetic engineering. Reread the portion of the article I posted.
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Their entire analysis is based on the idea that it was engineered to be some kind of bioweapon, not whether or not it might have tweaked as part of generalized GOF research. You can modify a virus without directly screwing with its genetic sequence. Also-
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Viruses that are changed solely through the action of spontaneous mutations, recombination or reassortment events (even in experimental settings), are not generally considered to be genetically modified viruses.
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That's the "gotcha" part that these scientists overlooked.