“Lab leak” doesn’t necessarily imply “created in a lab”.
The “leak” theory as I’ve understood it is still about a naturally occurring virus—with samples being collected from wild animals and studied at a lab, before it escaped again.
The “leak” theory also includes the possibility that gain-of-function research was being conducted on the virus that escaped. I believe it is known that gain-of-function research was being conducted there.
“Lab leak” doesn’t necessarily imply “created in a lab”.
The “leak” theory as I’ve understood it is still about a naturally occurring virus—with samples being collected from wild animals and studied at a lab, before it escaped again.
The “leak” theory also includes the possibility that gain-of-function research was being conducted on the virus that escaped. I believe it is known that gain-of-function research was being conducted there.
Right, I was sloppy, replaced “created” with “studied”