This article explores science communication in the context of COVID-19 through a case study of a January 31, 2020, bioRxiv preprint publication that led to conspiracy theories by suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 originated in the laboratory through genetic engineering. Analysis will consider the initial preprint, the scientific critique that led it to be withdrawn, the conspiracy theories that continue to circulate, and the larger debate that this example has sparked among advocates and critics of open science.

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这是假新闻还是开放科学？COVID-19 大流行中的科学传播

本文通过对 2020 年 1 月 31 日 bioRxiv 预印本出版物的案例研究探讨了 COVID-19 背景下的科学传播，该出版物通过暗示 SARS-CoV-2 通过基因工程起源于实验室而导致了阴谋论。分析将考虑最初的预印本、导致它被撤回的科学批评、继续流传的阴谋论，以及这个例子在开放科学的倡导者和批评者之间引发的更大的辩论。