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}}The '''Wuhan Institute of Virology''' ('''WIV''') opened mainland [[China]]'s first [[biosafety level 4 laboratory]] in 2015.  
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}}The '''Wuhan Institute of Virology''' ('''WIV''') opened mainland [[China]]'s first [[biosafety level 4 laboratory]] in 2015. They carried out "gain-of-function" research on coronaviruses.<ref name=wac/> Researchers from WIV have published many papers about novel coronaviruses, including [[transgenic]] [[SARS]]/[[HIV]] hybrid viruses.<ref>http://english.whiov.cas.cn/Research/Research_Progress/201603/t20160311_160492.html</ref><ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12711</ref> [[Zhengli Shi]] has headed the research.{{cn}}
  
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==Safety standards==
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==Safety==
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"Scientists have expressed concern about China’s ability to safely monitor this [[BSL-4 lab]] in Wuhan"<ref>[[Document:Logistical and Technical Exploration into the Origins of the COVID-19 virus]]</ref>  
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"Scientists have expressed concern about China’s ability to safely monitor this [[BSL-4 lab]] in Wuhan" a former [[NSA]] [[counterterrorism]] analyst said. <ref>
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[[Document:Logistical and Technical Exploration into the Origins of the COVID-19 virus]]
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==Research==
 
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In 2016 researchers at the WIV reported "the isolation and characterisation of a novel bat coronavirus which is much closer to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ([[SARS]]-CoV) in genomic sequence than others previously reported."   
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"Since 2004, shortly after the original SARS outbreak, researchers from the WIV have been collecting bat coronaviruses in an intensive search for SARS-like pathogens."<ref>https://jonathanlatham.net/the-case-is-building-that-covid-19-had-a-lab-origin/</ref>
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The WIV does "[[gain-of-function]]" research, which seeks to increase virulence of viruses. The lab has been supplied with viruses including [[Ebola]], [[Henipah]] from Canada, which reportedly doesn't do such research.<ref name=wac>https://wearechange.org/chinese-scientist-escorted-out-of-canadian-biolab-sent-deadly-viruses-to-wuhan/</ref>
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===New coronaviruses===
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In 2016 researchers at the [[WIV]] reported "the isolation and characterisation of a novel bat coronavirus which is much closer to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ([[SARS]]-CoV) in genomic sequence than others previously reported."   
 
<ref name=wuhancovid>http://english.whiov.cas.cn/Research/Research_Progress/201603/t20160311_160492.html</ref>  
 
<ref name=wuhancovid>http://english.whiov.cas.cn/Research/Research_Progress/201603/t20160311_160492.html</ref>  
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"Researchers from the institute have insisted there is no link between the [<nowiki/>[[COVID-19]]] outbreak and their laboratory."<ref>https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/scientists-strongly-condemn-rumors-and-conspiracy-theories-about-origin-coronavirus</ref>
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==Blame for Covid-19==
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[[image:Wuhan Institute of Virology.jpg|right|270px|thumbnail|An image from a ''[[Daily Mail]]'' report of 19 April 2020.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8233185/Shock-photos-inside-Wuhan-lab-stores-1-500-virus-strains.html</ref>]]
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In April 2020, the Western {{ccm}} began blaming the Wuhan Institute of Virology for the outbreak of [[Covid-19]], often citing anonymous "intelligence" sources.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/new-photos-from-wuhan-lab-show-broken-seals-on-storage-for-1500-virus-strains/</ref>
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==Funding==
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The WIV has received funds for its "[[gain-of-function]]" research from [[EcoHealth Alliance]], whose head, [[Peter Daszak]], has publicly defended its importance  and headlined a piece for ''[[The Guardian]]'' — initially without declaring any conflict of interest — entitled ''Ignore the conspiracy theories: Scientists know Covid-19 wasn't created in a lab''.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/09/conspiracies-covid-19-lab-false-pandemic</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 14:43, 1 June 2023

Group.png Wuhan Institute of Virology  
(BSL4 facility, University) Campfire Wiki WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak map.jpg
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is 8.6km from the seafood market originally claimed to be the first cluster of COVID-19 cases.
WIV logo.png
AbbreviationWIV
HeadquartersWuhan, China
Interestsviruses, COVID-19, zoonosis, coronaviruses, “Pandemic/Preparation”, Biological weapon/Research
China's only BSL4 facility, which carries out "gain-of-function" research, including creation of transgenic novel coronaviruses by combining SARS with HIV.

The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) opened mainland China's first biosafety level 4 laboratory in 2015. They carried out "gain-of-function" research on coronaviruses.[1] Researchers from WIV have published many papers about novel coronaviruses, including transgenic SARS/HIV hybrid viruses.[2][3] Zhengli Shi has headed the research.[citation needed]

Safety

"Scientists have expressed concern about China’s ability to safely monitor this BSL-4 lab in Wuhan" a former NSA counterterrorism analyst said. [4]

Research

"Since 2004, shortly after the original SARS outbreak, researchers from the WIV have been collecting bat coronaviruses in an intensive search for SARS-like pathogens."[5]

The WIV does "gain-of-function" research, which seeks to increase virulence of viruses. The lab has been supplied with viruses including Ebola, Henipah from Canada, which reportedly doesn't do such research.[1]

New coronaviruses

In 2016 researchers at the WIV reported "the isolation and characterisation of a novel bat coronavirus which is much closer to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in genomic sequence than others previously reported." [6]

"Researchers from the institute have insisted there is no link between the [COVID-19] outbreak and their laboratory."[7]

Blame for Covid-19

An image from a Daily Mail report of 19 April 2020.[8]

In April 2020, the Western commercially-controlled media began blaming the Wuhan Institute of Virology for the outbreak of Covid-19, often citing anonymous "intelligence" sources.[9]

Funding

The WIV has received funds for its "gain-of-function" research from EcoHealth Alliance, whose head, Peter Daszak, has publicly defended its importance and headlined a piece for The Guardian — initially without declaring any conflict of interest — entitled Ignore the conspiracy theories: Scientists know Covid-19 wasn't created in a lab.[10]

 

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COVID-19/Censorship“If one of the first thoughts that goes through the head of a lab director at the Wuhan Institute of Virology is that the new coronavirus could have come from her lab, then we are obliged to entertain the scientific possibility that it could indeed have come from her lab. Right then, there should have been a comprehensive, pockets-inside-out, fully public investigation of the Virology Institute, along with the other important virus labs in Wuhan, including the one close by the seafood market, headquarters of the Wuhan CDC. There should have been interviews with scientists, interviews with biosafety teams, close parsings of laboratory notebooks, freezer and plumbing and decontamination systems checks — everything. It didn’t happen. The Wuhan Institute of Virology closed down its databases of viral genomes, and the Chinese Ministry of Education sent out a directive: “Any paper that traces the origin of the virus must be strictly and tightly managed.””Nicholson Baker4 January 2021

 

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Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Former MI6 chief behind faked “evidence” for Iraq war leading anti-China Wuhan lab conspiracyArticle10 June 2021Julie HylandPresident Biden's intelligence service order relating to the Wuhan lab leak theory was issued the same day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, gave evidence before a parliamentary committee in which he confirmed a government policy to allow tens of thousands to die from Covid-19.
Document:Logistical and Technical Exploration into the Origins of the COVID-19 virusreport31 January 2020Jonathan Jay CoueyReport of a thorough investigation into the origins of the virus that caused the pandemic. Whilst the author is circumspect, the evidence presented points clearly to the virus being the product of laboratory engineering.
Document:Was there a Wuhan lab leak?blog post1 June 2021Jonathan CookNo meaningful lessons will be learnt about what really happened in Wuhan. Maintaining the illusion of truth will continue to take precedence over uncovering the truth. And for that reason we are doomed to keep making the same screw-ups. As the next pandemic will doubtless attest.
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References

  1. ↑ a b https://wearechange.org/chinese-scientist-escorted-out-of-canadian-biolab-sent-deadly-viruses-to-wuhan/
  2. ↑ http://english.whiov.cas.cn/Research/Research_Progress/201603/t20160311_160492.html
  3. ↑ https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12711
  4. ↑ Document:Logistical and Technical Exploration into the Origins of the COVID-19 virus
  5. ↑ https://jonathanlatham.net/the-case-is-building-that-covid-19-had-a-lab-origin/
  6. ↑ http://english.whiov.cas.cn/Research/Research_Progress/201603/t20160311_160492.html
  7. ↑ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/scientists-strongly-condemn-rumors-and-conspiracy-theories-about-origin-coronavirus
  8. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8233185/Shock-photos-inside-Wuhan-lab-stores-1-500-virus-strains.html
  9. ↑ https://bigleaguepolitics.com/new-photos-from-wuhan-lab-show-broken-seals-on-storage-for-1500-virus-strains/
  10. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/09/conspiracies-covid-19-lab-false-pandemic
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