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The idea that the bat population is local to Wuhan is a misconception. The bats from which the gain of function research studies are being done were collected from Yunnan province 800 miles away, not locally in Wuhan. They still have not been able to identity any animals in the market, bats or civets, that would explain the natural spillover hypothesis.

>>40four+(OP)
I'm not trying to claim otherwise. My point is that an underlying connection, if one exists, would make the gp's Occam's Razor argument moot.

>>rlpb+XB
Fair enough. I was mostly trying to point out there is no ‘local’ bat population tied to coronavirus. I appreciate you’re trying to look at it with critical thinking though.

I don’t know the reason that lab is located in Wuhan specifically. But if you want to find the answer, I think you have to look into who funded the research.