Private channel session 1319

10 messages over 1h 10m, 2021-05-03 – 2021-05-03.

A “conversation” here is an activity session — a run of messages with under 60 minutes of silence inside it. The channel had no native conversation boundaries.

1. 2021-05-03 19:24 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.746
   And to prove to point we've just found a beta-CoV in an Aussie bat.
2. 2021-05-03 19:31 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.746
   Ohhhhh, the plot thickens.... Wait until the tinfoil hats find out that Eddie Holmes found a related virus in hisbackyard... :thinking_face::man_in_business_suit_levitating:
3. 2021-05-03 19:46 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.746
   Even better if it had a FCS. Can you imagine? Still characterising it. Could be in the subgenus Nobecovirus.
4. 2021-05-03 20:01 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.746
   Betting on a FCS at the S2' site.
5. 2021-05-03 20:03 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.746
   These betas - like the proverbial box of chocolate. Each a different flavor. Each adding a few new pieces to thepuzzle.
6. 2021-05-03 20:06 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.746
   Eddie - Jeremy's MI6 friend? https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1388809199786893312
7. 2021-05-03 20:14 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.746
   "I'm not a scientist..." [goes into completely bogus 'scientific' explanation about virus RNA]. Classic.
8. 2021-05-03 20:25 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.746
   Dearlove is a knob of long-standing. He was ranting to the Telegraph about this ages ago: he was discussing the Norwegians ("he is nonsense!"). Jeremy's friend has a double-barrelled name and is female. MI5 I think.
9. 2021-05-03 20:26 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.746
   Oh, okay, so not actually James Bond / 007. Good.
10. 2021-05-03 20:34 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.746
    Package from NoLa has just been delivered!