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Lab-related origin of COVID-19

The theory that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory-related incident at the Wuhan Institute of Virology

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Jan 17, 2026

How have mainstream scientific institutions responded to claims first raised by DRASTIC about the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

Mainstream scientific institutions initially treated the lab-leak claims amplified by the DRASTIC internet sleuths as speculative and, at times, politically charged, with many scientists and major out...

Jan 15, 2026

Ralph Baric collaborated with Zenghli-Shi of wuhan laboratory on Covid

Ralph Baric, a prominent coronavirus researcher at the University of North Carolina, has a documented history of scientific collaboration and communication with Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) scien...