"In this page-turner that reads like a detective novel, genetic engineering expert Dr. Alina Chan and renowned science writer Matt Ridley use their formidable skills to scrutinize arguments and rigorously analyze the sprawling data surrounding the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19. 'Viral' is a fascinating account that takes in pangolins, horseshoe bats, internet sleuths, and misleading scientific papers. It details the evidence and investigates several hypotheses for the virus's origin, chief among them a potential laboratory leak or a natural spillover....Set in the caves and mineshafts, food markets and wildlife smugglers' stores, laboratories and databases of China and other countries, "Viral' is the most far-reaching, thorough, and balanced account of the search for the source of Covid-19" from the back cover.
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