| | 02/June/20
| | The case is building that COVID-19 had a lab origin The view that COVID-19 (Sars-CoV-2) has a potential laboratory origin is being attributed to President Trump. But plenty of scientists are raising this issue too. What are the chances, after all, that the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak should occur within literal walking distance of the leading research and collection centre in the world for SARS-like bat coronaviruses? Much additional data points in the direction of a lab escape of the kind that some researchers have long warned of. On the other hand, new information has made the zoonotic origin thesis less likely. This article explains the specific lab accident scenarios and describes how the kind of research conducted at the WIV makes a lab accident a strong possibility. Independent Science News Bayer fights jury loss in bid to minimize Roundup payouts If Bayer wants to keep total Roundup liability capped at $10 billion, it may be crucial to get a 2018 California court verdict overturned. Today the German chemical giant will ask the state appeals court to toss a jury conclusion that Roundup caused grounds keeper Lee Johnson’s cancer. Johnson was awarded $289 million before a judge cut the damages to $78.5 million. Bloomberg Quint Banned pesticides on Swiss dinner plates Residues of numerous toxic pesticides prohibited in Switzerland are commonly found in imported food. That is the shocking finding of a new investigation by Public Eye, which highlights loopholes in the Swiss legislation. A new report from the European Commission underscores the need to act. Public Eye DONATE TO GMWATCH __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org
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