Lab Experiments Studying Bats Carrying Virus Similar To SARS-CoV-2 Rekindles Debate Over Virus Tinkering

The New York Times (7/15, Zimmer) reported scientists discovered bats in Laotian caves that carried a virus similar to SARS-CoV-2 and found “that the bat virus was capable of latching on to human cells, at least in Petri dishes.” The research suggests tha...