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Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.42 · baric_ti:utt:00287

Date: 2026-04-10 09:00 (day precision)
Type: transcript segment · interview
recipient: Christina Salazar, Harry Kazenoff, David T. Lambeth III, William Henderson, Clark Ervin, Jake Greenberg
speaker: Ralph S. Baric

Thank you.

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2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I think that's correct, yes.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Through like the Commerce Department.
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I do not know the details.
2026-04-10 09:00 David T. Lambeth III open

Yes.
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric

Thank you.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

So, I mean, I've seen comments where people seemed shocked that the mice ended up there. From your standpoint, is that valid?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

No.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay. Can you elaborate?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

Well again, the whole purpose of open science is that reproducibility is key. And so if you publish an important paper, people oftentimes ask you for those reagents to either do extensive additional studies or to actually repeat the studies. And so reproducibility is key, and to do that, that's why the NIH wants you to share reagents with people that ask for things.