The Archregimancy wrote:Posted without further comment:Leading biologist dampens his ‘smoking gun’ Covid lab leak theory
Nobel laureate David Baltimore says he overstated case, and the origins of the virus are still unknown
A Nobel prize-winning US biologist, who has been widely quoted describing a “smoking gun” to support the thesis that Covid-19 was genetically modified and escaped from a Wuhan lab, has said he overstated the case.
David Baltimore, a distinguished biology professor, had become one of the most prominent figures cited by proponents of the so-called lab leak theory.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... eak-theory
Ah that depressingly common failure mode for profs of a certain age and distinguishment - wandering into a field they know little about, making a pronouncement and then immediately retreating in embarassment after the real experts tear them a new one. I hope your fifteen minutes of renewed national prominence was worth what you've enabled, Dr. Baltimore.