New Paper (Other): The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review

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Title: The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review

General Information

Please paste a link to the paper or a citation here:

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.017

What is the paper's Manubot-style citation?

Citation: doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.017

Is this paper primarily relevant to Background or Pathogenesis?

• [ ] Background
• [x] Pathogenesis
• [ ] Methods

Please list some keywords (3-10) that help identify the relevance of this paper to COVID-19

• origin
• zoonotic emergence
• laboratory escape

Please note the publication / review status

• [ ] Pre-print
• [x] New Peer-Reviewed Paper
• [ ] Peer-Reviewed Paper Pre-2020

Which areas of expertise are particularly relevant to the paper?

• [x] virology
• [ ] epidemiology
• [ ] biostatistics
• [ ] immunology
• [ ] pharmacology
• [ ] other:

Summary

This could be relevant when updating the pathogenesis manuscript or for the evolution manuscript.

Suggested questions to answer about each paper:

• What did they analyze?
• What methods did they use?
• Does this paper study COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, or a related disease and/or virus?
• What is the main finding (or a few main takeaways)?
• What does this paper tell us about the background and/or diagnostics/therapeutics for COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2?
• Do you have any concerns about methodology or the interpretation of these results beyond this analysis?

Any comments or notes?