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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.168 [SLACK_000382] · slack_pm:msg:01725

Page text: p.168 · original PDF

Date
2020-09-14 23:44
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Kristian G. Andersen

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Ohhhh - maybe they put "Eddie Holmes" in there

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  1. 2020-09-14 23:42 Edward C. Holmes open
    It was a busy day - they had the lab to bleach.
  2. 2020-09-14 23:42 Kristian G. Andersen open
    They put a restriction site INSIDE the furin site so they can follow the viruses over time - it's all very clever.
  3. 2020-09-14 23:43 Andrew Rambaut open
    I wonder if they encoded any secret messages in the synonymous codon usage?
  4. 2020-09-14 23:44 Andrew Rambaut open
    "made in China"
  5. 2020-09-14 23:44 Kristian G. Andersen
    Ohhhh - maybe they put "Eddie Holmes" in there
  6. 2020-09-14 23:44 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Now THAT"D be a smoking gun. Actually - we might want to scan to see if there's a "Made in USA" in there - that seems more likely.
  7. 2020-09-14 23:45 Edward C. Holmes open
    Made in China would be perfect. Then they'd be moaning about all the cheap foreign imports.
  8. 2020-09-14 23:47 Edward C. Holmes open
    'Kung flu. Patent pending'.

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