Ralph Baric
person · appears in 1 of the official record
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Dr. Baric testifies that statistical analysis would show increased virulence in the chimeric virus experiment, supporting gain-of-function classification.
“it should show that there's a statistical difference, which means there was an increase in virulence”COVID Select Final Report
Dr. Baric admits the WIV1-SHC014 chimeric virus experiment produced a gain-of-function phenotype, which he states is statistically demonstrable and undeniable.
“is it a gain-of-function phenotype? Absolutely. You can't argue with that.”COVID Select Final Report
Dr. Baric admits the Year 5 experiment showed a statistical difference in virulence that should have triggered the entire enhanced potential pandemic pathogen review process.
“it should show that there's a statistical difference, which means there was an increase in virulence and the entire review process would have been triggered.”COVID Select Final Report
Of 3 mentions across the files, 3 are in primary-source documents (emails, depositions, filings) — the rest is commentary. ENKI distills those into 3 sourced statements. Frequency isn't substance — the machine separates the two.
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