Origin of Coronavirus - thread by Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding. Is it man-made? The 19-post thread is somewhat technical but is definitely worth looking at.  According to this doctor, quoting from the Lancet (a medical journal) this strain of coronavirus is not similar to any previous strain.  It's sequence is entirely new and has similarities to HIV, and may even have HIV insertions.  The question is... was this particular strain of coronoavirus bioengineered in a lab? Origin of Coronavirus?