BY SPECIAL REQUEST--US RIGHT TO KNOW---US SCIENTISTS PROPOSED TO MAKE VIRUSES WITH UNIQUE SARS FEATURES IN WUHAN

US scientists proposed to make viruses with unique features of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan

Posted: January 18, 2024 by Emily Kopp

New documents describe experiments that could have generated the virus’ rare properties. They detail the scientists’ interest in working with viruses precisely like SARS-CoV-2. (Photo credit: Unspash)

American scientists planned to work with the Wuhan Institute of Virology to engineer novel coronaviruses with the features of SARS-CoV-2 the year before the virus emerged from that city, according to documents obtained by U.S. Right to Know.

While rare in nature, these features were central to the esoteric research interests of the scientists working with the Wuhan lab, those documents show. READ MORE AT US scientists proposed making viruses with features of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan (usrtk.org)