@article{c1db67991dee4c45a510b86b03e5e749,
title = "The harms of promoting the lab leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2 origins without evidence",
abstract = "Science is humanity{\textquoteright}s best insurance against threats from nature, but it is a fragile enterprise that must be nourished and protected. The preponderance of scientific evidence indicates a natural origin for SARS-CoV-2. Yet, the theory that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered in and escaped from a lab dominates media attention, even in the absence of strong evidence. We discuss how the resulting anti-science movement puts the research community, scientific research, and pandemic preparedness at risk.",
keywords = "anti-science, COVID-19, lab leak, origin, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, science advocacy, science policy, spillover, zoonosis",
author = "James Alwine and Felicia Goodrum and Bruce Banfield and David Bloom and Britt, {William J.} and Broadbent, {Andrew J.} and Campos, {Samuel K.} and Arturo Casadevall and Chan, {Gary C.} and Cliffe, {Anna R.} and Terence Dermody and Paul Duprex and Enquist, {Lynn W.} and Klaus Frueh and Geballe, {Adam P.} and Marta Gaglia and Stephen Goldstein and Greninger, {Alexander L.} and Gronvall, {Gigi Kwick} and Jung, {Jae U.} and Kamil, {Jeremy P.} and Seema Lakdawala and Liu, {Shan Lu} and Micah Luftig and Moore, {John P.} and Anne Moscona and Neuman, {Benjamin W.} and Janko Nikolich and Christine O'Connor and Andrew Pekosz and Sallie Permar and Julie Pfeiffer and John Purdy and Angela Rasmussen and Bert Semler and Smith, {Gregory A.} and Stein, {David A.} and {Van Doorslaer}, Koenraad and Weller, {Sandra K.} and Whelan, {Sean P.J.} and Andrew Yurochko",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2024 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.",
year = "2024",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1128/jvi.01240-24",
language = "English",
volume = "98",
journal = "Journal of virology",
issn = "0022-538X",
number = "9",
}