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NIH files reveal broader coronavirus engineering research before COVID-19

Documents show scientists across multiple U.S.-funded projects proposed altering spike proteins and cleavage sites in bat viruses — work that echoed ideas later floated in the controversial DEFUSE proposal

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Documents show scientists across multiple U.S.-funded projects proposed altering spike proteins and cleavage sites in bat viruses — work that echoed ideas later floated in the controversial DEFUSE proposal

Emails show Wuhan scientist suggested hand-carrying research antibodies to China

Exchange highlights unusual request that appeared to suggest bypassing normal research-material transfer procedures

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Zhengli Shi at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Emails reveal Wuhan virologist Zhengli Shi asked a U.S. collaborator to hand-carry antibodies to China, bypassing formal shipping protocols.