Was the truth hidden from the world? This book tackles one of the most important unanswered questions of our time: How did the COVID-19 pandemic originate?
Distinguished researcher Sigrid Pratley has written a highly revealing and important book, as gripping as a thriller, about how politics and science intersected in an attempt to downplay the possibility that the pandemic began in a research laboratory in Wuhan.
For a long time, it seemed clear that the pandemic began in a live animal market in Wuhan, China, through animal-borne transmission, while any suggestion of a lab leak was dismissed as a conspiracy theory. Looking back, suspicions of such a leak have only grown stronger. Drawing on her extensive sources and rigorous research, Pratley takes the reader on a fascinating journey through a series of events that demonstrate how politics compromised scientific integrity. In doing so, she presents accessible scientific arguments to help the reader understand the key questions in the ongoing debate about the origin of COVID-19, specifically, and about epidemics, biotechnology, and virology in general.
| Publisher | Kagge Forlag |
| Author | Sigrid Bratley |
| Country | Norway |
| Publication Date | 02/02/2026 |
| Pages | 364 |
| Edition | first |
| Size | 14.53 x 2.34 x 21.67 cm |
| About the Author | Sigrid Bratley is a senior advisor at the Langsekt Research Centre and a strategic advisor to the Norwegian Cancer Society, where she works to bridge the gap between science and policy in biotechnology across various fields, including medicine, food production, and biosafety. A molecular biologist, she received Her Majesty's Gold Medal for her doctoral dissertation in 2015. Bratley has also served as a senior advisor to the Biotechnology Council. |
| Publisher Address | info@kagge.no |
| ISBN | 9788248941606 |
