Andrew Rambaut

Andrew Rambaut

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Andrew Rambaut is a distinguished evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of Edinburgh, recognized for his work on virus evolution and genomic epidemiology. He co-authored the paper 'The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,' which asserted that the virus did not originate from a laboratory. However, newly uncovered messages indicate that Rambaut had reservations about this conclusion, contributing to ongoing discussions regarding the origins of COVID-19 and attracting criticism from political figures.

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Andrew Rambaut was involved in the internal discussions about the origins of COVID-19.

Rand Paul releases messages showing COVID paper authors' lab doubts
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-07-22
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