Ralph Baric
Coverage of Ralph Baric in the Nexus archive.
- Pentagon asked for ‘gain of function’ research proposals years before COVID-19 pandemic, top virologist tells Congress
The Pentagon requested proposals for 'gain of function' experiments that could make viruses more infectious nearly two years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Ralph Baric, a prominent coronavirus researcher, testified about this to the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
- Slack messages released by Rand Paul appear to show authors of key COVID-19 origin paper held private doubts
Slack messages released by Rand Paul reveal private doubts among authors of a key 2020 paper on the origins of SARS-CoV-2, suggesting they were uncertain about the virus's bat origin and considered a lab-leak possibility, despite their public conclusion ruling out a laboratory origin. The authors, including Kristian Andersen and Eddie Holmes, acknowledged limited evidence and internal debates over the furin cleavage site, while coordinating with U.S. intelligence and NIH.
- Slack messages released by Rand Paul appear to show authors of key COVID-19 origin paper held private doubts
Slack messages released by Rand Paul reveal private doubts among authors of a key 2020 paper on the origins of SARS-CoV-2, contradicting their public assertion that the virus did not originate in a lab. The authors, including Kristian Andersen and Eddie Holmes, privately assigned probabilities to a lab origin, while coordinating with U.S. intelligence and NIH as they defended their public conclusions.