I wonder is human tinkering has anything todo with this?
What is the official source? And what does that have to do with covid variants?
In this thread I have provided a clip of the undersecretary of state claiming under oath, in congress, that these biolabs exist and she is very worried about Russians gaining access to the contents of them.
> what does that have to do with covid variants?
Here is some similar research conducted by the people behind the Ukrainian biolabs but in China: https://thebulletin.org/2022/08/nih-to-terminate-ecohealth-a...
Your source has fallen for Russian propaganda the very premise that the article is based on is false.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/15/blog-posti...
You know, just like the "other side" is doing it.
Well I just read the source material as well, and even the headline is wrong in the article you posted.
> https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/11/2002954612/-1/-1/0/FAC...
The DOD provides partial funding the labs they don't run them.
If you want to know more about the situation I suggest you read the source and some good articles on the topic like this one.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-polit...
You do realise that the overwhelming bulk of biological research labs do mundane work that's dull and boring?
That's also why they have been fully transparent and declassified what they were working on there.
What they didn't do is claim its "Russian propaganda" to claim these labs exist at all, because that would be the act of a guilty person.
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