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Originally Posted by Anteater
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-
That's the "gotcha" part that these scientists overlooked.
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Uh... The virus has a novel genetic sequence and they said specifically that not only is there no evidence that it was modified in a lab but that "no system exists in the lab to make some of the changes found."
It's really astonishing that you think you've stumbled on some very simple "gotcha" that experts in the field would've somehow overlooked.