It's a good thing we have critical thinkers like Tony Fauci to enlighten the public and clarify the scientific consensus.
From May 4, 2020:
> “If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what's out there now, [the scientific evidence] is very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated … Everything about the stepwise evolution over time strongly indicates that [this virus] evolved in nature and then jumped species,” Fauci says.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 16.3 ms ] threadFrom May 4, 2020:
> “If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what's out there now, [the scientific evidence] is very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated … Everything about the stepwise evolution over time strongly indicates that [this virus] evolved in nature and then jumped species,” Fauci says.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/anthony-f...
So, the "very, very strongly leaning" evidence about the "stepwise evolution over time" was what exactly?