# A theory I saw about how COVID may have escaped from the Wuhan lab

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> [@Magiver](#):
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> How do scientists feel about a lab that studies corona viruses to see how they naturally combine or evolve in a controlled environment.

Can you be more specific in your question? If you’re hinting at GOF research, there was a thread on it with some scientific discussion. [Rand Paul And Fauci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-and-fauci/946905)

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