A scientist who signed a letter denouncing any notion that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus did not originate naturally now backs an investigation into the origins of the virus. Dr. Peter Palese, a microbiologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, was one of 27 scientists who signed the letter, which was published in The Lancet on March 7, 2020. “We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin,” the scientists wrote. Palese now says he supports a probe. “I believe a thorough investigation about the origin of the Covid-19 virus is needed,” Palese told the Daily Mail. “A lot of disturbing information has surfaced since the Lancet letter I signed, so I want to see answers covering all questions.” The doctor did not respond to a request for comment, nor did many of the others who …