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Dr. Ralph Baric testified that DARPA solicited gain-of-function research proposals in January 2018, which could have led to the creation of SARS-CoV-2. Senator Rand Paul is investigating the U.S. government's role in funding such research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Baric maintains that while he has not ruled out a lab leak, he believes the virus most likely originated from an animal.
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Dr. Ralph Baric testified that DARPA solicited gain-of-function research proposals in January 2018, which could have led to the creation of SARS-CoV-2. Senator Rand Paul is investigating the U.S. government's role in funding such research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Baric maintains that while he has not ruled out a lab leak, he believes the virus most likely originated from an animal.
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