Contrary to the curiosity-piquing subtitle, the authors don’t tell us much that is illuminating about how virologists actually search for the origins of new viruses. They don’t appear to have spent much time, if any, watching experts at work in the lab. At least that might have been interesting as an explication of scientific methods.

the Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent, although several senators stated later that they would have objected if they had known that the bill could pass