Evidence That SARS-CoV-2, the Virus Strain That Causes COVID

[Katman]

Evidence That SARS-CoV-2, the Virus Strain That Causes COVID-19 Illness, Was Engineered?
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5 May 2020 - 3:24:20 PM
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16115318/
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30251-8/fulltext
When the protein sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding site was analyzed, an interesting result was found. While SARS-CoV-2 is overall more similar to bat coronaviruses, the receptor binding site was more similar to SARS-CoV.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30262-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867420302622%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Both SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV use the same host cell receptor. It also found that, for both viruses, the viral proteins used for host cell entry bind to the receptor with the same tightness (affinity).
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[houstoncat]

I see no mention of a human induced genetically engineered condition, mutated or evolved by be better terms. All of those studies point to a familial relationship with the SARs version, not suprising as the natural source is the same genus bat. I'm not a micro biologist or a virologist, so most of the writings can get confusing.