| Autor: |
Segreto, Rossana, Deigin, Yuri, McCairn, Kevin, Sousa, Alejandro, Sirotkin, Dan, Sirotkin, Karl, Couey, Jonathan J., Jones, Adrian, Zhang, Daoyu |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Druh dokumentu: |
Working Paper |
| Popis: |
There is a near consensus view that SARS-CoV-2 has a natural zoonotic origin; however, several characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 taken together are not easily explained by a natural zoonotic origin hypothesis. These include: a low rate of evolution in the early phase of transmission; the lack of evidence of recombination events; a high pre-existing binding to human ACE2; a novel furin cleavage site insert; a flat glycan binding domain of the spike protein which conflicts with host evasion survival patterns exhibited by other coronaviruses, and high human and mouse peptide mimicry. Initial assumptions against a laboratory origin, by contrast, have remained unsubstantiated. Furthermore, over a year after the initial outbreak in Wuhan, there is still no clear evidence of zoonotic transfer from a bat or intermediate species. Given the immense social and economic impact of this pandemic, identifying the true origin of SARS-CoV-2 is fundamental to preventing future outbreaks. The search for SARS-CoV-2's origin should include an open and unbiased inquiry into a possible laboratory origin. |
| Databáze: |
arXiv |
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