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Lab leak again? All Covid-19 origin theories carry a major caveat right now
The US Energy Department has ‘low confidence’ in its findings about a Wuhan lab leak. That’s actually a good thing.
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The US Department of Energy said a lab leak was a likely cause for Covid-19, but also declared that it had "low confidence" in its findings.
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Faye Flam
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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) now finds a lab leak
Low confidence is not a sign of weakness – quite the opposite. It is a sign of honest scientific assessment and a welcome departure from a debate that has been muddied by overconfidence.
