The Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union, which was co-founded by renowned UArizona virus expert Michael Worobey, celebrates a major milestone on its mission to stay ahead of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as it evolves.
Michael Worobey heads University of Arizona s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department.
A group of scientists has published a letter in the journal Science calling for further investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate the risk of future outbreaks.
The joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) findings released in March left many questions unanswered.
As WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus remarked in response to the report, All hypotheses remain on the table, including transmission through food markets and via a less likely biolab leak.
The letter s 18 signatories, which include University of Arizona s Michael Worobey, call for work that is transparent, objective, data-driven, inclusive of broad expertise, subject to independent oversight and responsibly managed.