Gain of function serial infection techniques do not constitute natural evolution: they constitute lab-directed evolution.
That is for all intents and purposes man-made, unless one is splitting hairs, which much of the politicized media is doing.
That is for all intents and purposes man-made, unless one is splitting hairs, which much of the politicized media is doing.
Yes, quite a lot of media have become politicised (the reason for which being quite well understood). None the less, the science is what it is - provisional. It is not surprising that commercial entities take particular positions to benefit from said politicisation.
In most countries at least, the science will ultimately give us the answer.