Why is the Wuhan lab-leak theory of COVID-19 gaining so much traction? - a podcast by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

The so called Wuhan lab theory about the origin of COVID-19 has gained enormous and mainstream traction in the past month, not least thanks to US president Joe Biden calling for a full investigation into it.

We’re still incredibly early on our path to understanding how the coronavirus which has ground the world to a near halt came to be.

Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire is joined by science reporter Liam Mannix, who says he is concerned the noise around the lab theory might be over-inflating the likelihood it’s the right explanation.

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