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sciencehealth2 years ago

US Lab Tied to Wuhan Institute Conducted Dangerous Coronavirus Experiments

A lab in Montana overseen by Dr. Anthony Fauci reportedly conducted experiments with coronaviruses obtained from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, which some believe to be the origin of the Covid pandemic. The experiments, revealed in a 2018 research paper, involved infecting Egyptian fruit bats with a SARS-like virus. Critics argue that such gain-of-function virus research, aimed at making pathogens more infectious, poses risks of a viral leak that outweigh any potential benefits.

via WION|
#anthony-fauci#coronavirus-research#gain-of-function
sciencehealth2 years ago

"Controversial Montana Lab, Led by Anthony Fauci, Conducted Experiments with Wuhan Coronavirus Strain"

An investigation has revealed that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), under the leadership of Dr. Anthony Fauci, used US taxpayer money to experiment with coronaviruses from the Wuhan lab in China more than a year before the global Covid pandemic. The NIH infected 12 Egyptian fruit bats with a 'SARS-like' virus called WIV1 at a lab in Montana in 2018. The research, which found that the virus did not cause a robust infection, highlights the ties between the US government and the Wuhan lab, as well as the funding of dangerous virus research worldwide. The experiment was a joint venture between the NIH's Rocky Mountain Laboratories and the Wuhan Institute of Virology collaborator Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina.

via Daily Mail|
#animal-experiments#anthony-fauci#coronavirus-research
science2 years ago

NIH renews controversial grant for bat virus research linked to Wuhan lab.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has restarted a bat virus research grant that was canceled three years ago under the Trump administration. The original grant funded research into mixing various bat viruses to study SARS and also funded research at the coronavirus research lab in Wuhan, China. The new version of the award, granted to EcoHealth Alliance (EHA), will not focus on mixing live bat viruses, and the Wuhan Institute of Virology will no longer be directly involved in research. The EHA will partner with the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore to identify how coronaviruses might infect human cells.

via Fox News|
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