At the start of the pandemic, conspiracy theorists pounced on the idea that COVID-19 came from a lab.

At the time the theory was widely panned by scientists, but now it has a new lease on life.

So what is the new information that’s revived the Wuhan lab leak theory?

Today on The Signal, we speak to two of the reporters in the US who have been at the forefront of the global coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What are the gaps in our knowledge of the origins of the virus?

And will we ever get conclusive answers?

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Donald G McNeil Jr, former science and public health reporter at The New York Times

Warren Strobel, National Security Reporter at The Wall Street Journal