> The false myth of a research-related accident being at the root of the COVID-19 pandemic has become endemic in society. Despite a large and detailed body of scientific evidence contradicting or disproving most circulating ideas, many proponents are reluctant to give up even the most unsustainable notions of genetic engineering or gain-of-function research. This gap between scientific knowledge and public belief is dangerous for any democratic society.
I thought this was still up in the air.