Relevant quotes: "Some scientists outside China worry about pathogens escaping,..." and "Future plans include studying the pathogen that causes SARS..."
Yes, but for that I think the fact that this article is from 2017 highlights this. I thought at first "huh, why would that be a good place for such a lab now" before I checked the article's dating.
> Editors’ note, January 2020: Many stories have promoted an unverified theory that the Wuhan lab discussed in this article played a role in the coronavirus outbreak that began in December 2019. Nature knows of no evidence that this is true; scientists believe the most likely source of the coronavirus to be an animal market.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 38.5 ms ] thread> Editors’ note, January 2020: Many stories have promoted an unverified theory that the Wuhan lab discussed in this article played a role in the coronavirus outbreak that began in December 2019. Nature knows of no evidence that this is true; scientists believe the most likely source of the coronavirus to be an animal market.