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Fauci Under Fire Over Virus Origins | Durham News
Dr. Fauci faces fresh political fire as a Republican senator probes whether NIH-funded research in Wuhan may have contributed to the pandemic’s start, but Fauci stands firm—backed by science—that the virus emerged naturally from animals. While the senator pushes the “lab leak” theory and questions gain-of-function research, Fauci and over 150 scientists dismiss it as baseless and molecularly implausible. Despite past congressional scrutiny and a GOP subcommittee’s exoneration, the debate reignites as the U.S. tightens oversight on high-risk research, underscoring a broader tension between…
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