Chat message

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.48 [SLACK_000262] · slack_pm:msg:00468

Recipients on this medium are inferred from channel membership, not per-message addressing.

At some point this will need to be called out.

In context

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

2020-06-01 19:35 Edward C. Holmes open

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/nih-halted-study-unveils-its-massive-analysis-bat-coronaviruses "We were going to do full genomes but our funding was cut" :hankey:
2020-06-01 19:36 Kristian G. Andersen open

"He acknowledged that such an effort would be very costly, but said that compared to the cost of a pandemic, "You're definitely getting a good return on investment."" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/science/coronavirus-bats-wuhan.html
2020-06-01 19:37 Kristian G. Andersen open

So much bullshit from this guy
2020-06-01 19:40 Edward C. Holmes open

Unbelievable BS
2020-06-01 19:41 Edward C. Holmes

At some point this will need to be called out.
2020-06-01 19:42 Kristian G. Andersen open

Yup.
2020-06-01 20:13 Edward C. Holmes open

Shameless. He also posted that paper on bioRxiv AFTER it was accepted at Nat.Comm.
2020-06-01 20:18 Kristian G. Andersen open

Of course he did - and also only after baiting journalists with his drivel
2020-06-01 20:21 Edward C. Holmes open

Here are the talking points they sent to the journos. The last 2 in the natural origins bit have got nothing to do with his paper at all. [shared file(s): Talking points Latinne et al. Bat Coronaviruses, China.docx]