Canonical Source · peer reviewed study

The Emergence of the Spike Furin Cleavage Site in SARS-CoV-2

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Investigation

Was SARS-CoV-2 deliberately genetically engineered?

Challenges

Comparative genomic analysis found SARS-CoV-2 inconsistent with purposeful manipulation using known viral backbones and described natural-selection routes compatible with its receptor-binding and cleavage-site features.

Absence of a known engineering signature cannot exclude all modern engineering techniques.

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