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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.44 [SLACK_000258] · slack_pm:msg:00430

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Date
2020-05-28 10:57
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Robert F. Garry

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Of course, with enough mutations like "Doug" maybe yes - borne in the air by a fly.

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A single line often inverts meaning once you see what it answers, so neighbouring messages are always shown.

  1. 2020-05-28 10:55 Robert F. Garry open
    Shame Kristian - Curefinder already laid this one to rest. [shared file(s): image.png]
  2. 2020-05-28 10:57 Robert F. Garry
    Of course, with enough mutations like "Doug" maybe yes - borne in the air by a fly.
  3. 2020-05-28 11:43 Kristian G. Andersen open
    It's definitely airborne (as in, some of the spread is airborne - but probably not most) - although that was less clear inthe beginning of April.
  4. 2020-05-28 12:17 Robert F. Garry open
    Maybe just anecdotal evidence, but I sense a slight decline in the quality of submitted papers.*"Viruses: GeneticallyEncoded Alarm Messages For Communication Between Individuals".*I am writing this email in hope that you may be able to review the above referenced manuscript. *Please find the abstract below.* *Abstract:* According to the present alert information theory, viruses are not microorganisms external to our body, but their genetic material is already contained in the DNA/RNA of our cells, in what we know as endogenous retroviruses(ERVs). A virus would actually be an Exogenous Cellular Gene Secretion (ECGS) carrying alert information that would be produced by cells under stress. They are made up of DNA or RNA genes wrapped in a protein capsuleand, in some cases, a protective membrane. Such coatings would allow them to withstand the conditions ofdisplacement within the organism, or between different individuals, and possess a form of binding to transmit their information to a specific recipient cell. Finally, the extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted after the entry of these ECGS in the target cells, would perform,among other functions, that of second messengers of the viral message from abroad, defining the immune responseof the receptor.
  5. 2020-05-28 12:38 Robert F. Garry open
    I suspect some kind of sting operation afoot with this one - you might need to know something about viruses to comeup with such gibberish.
  6. 2020-05-28 12:53 Kristian G. Andersen open
    On to better papers, this is pretty interesting - especially cats: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/368/6494/1016.full.pdf Cat-like intermediate host? Probably not cats...

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