The first Senate committee hearing on the origins of COVID-19 began this week. The bipartisan hearing was first announced in March by Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI) as a joint investigation into the origins of COVID, among other things.

“Origins of COVID-19: An Examination of Available Evidence” is the most in-depth hearing to date that analyzed the testimony and evidence from multiple scientists who presented their findings that suggested the virus came from a lab leak. It was the first in a series of Senate hearings regarding the dangerous threats associated with high-risk biological research and technology.