PolicyMarch 1, 2022
The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth
Virus origin stories have always been prone to conspiracy theories. COVID disinformation has threatened research—and lives
Stories by Stuart Neil
Stuart Neil is a professor of virology and head of the department of infectious disease at King's College London. His research group studies the interaction between the human immune system and pathogenic viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.