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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.220 [SLACK_000434] · slack_pm:msg:02286

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Date: 2020-10-16 13:51
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Edward C. Holmes

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If you're Batman Lipkin is Lex Luthor.....Lex Useless even

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2020-10-16 13:48 Kristian G. Andersen open

We all agreed to include him, so we can only hate you a little bit. I'll still demand a Corona beer the next time I see you though.
2020-10-16 13:48 Kristian G. Andersen open

> Think of it as a cunning way to draw some of the fire away from you. Smart - I'll remember to call it the Lipkin virus next time.
2020-10-16 13:50 Edward C. Holmes open

If Lipkin had discovered SARS-CoV-2 he would have patented it!
2020-10-16 13:50 Kristian G. Andersen open

Maybe he did...
2020-10-16 13:51 Edward C. Holmes

If you're Batman Lipkin is Lex Luthor.....Lex Useless even
2020-10-16 14:40 Edward C. Holmes open

I just got this:
2020-10-16 14:40 Edward C. Holmes open

Dear Edwards, It would be appreciated if you would help me with the following questions on viral evolution. I want to work on predicting the next viral crisis, but I don't have a clear picture of my idea on this. Here is the idea: One of the main steps in zoonotic transfer is the ability of an animal virus to enter human respiratory cells. So wecan list all surface proteins of human epithelial cells (in the respiratory tract) and then using molecular docking wepredict (viral) complementary proteins. Viruses with these proteins can potentially enter human cells. By translatingthese proteins into nucleotides, we have a list of potentially dangerous viruses; some of them are not yet evolved. Using modeling we can estimate the required time for evolving these viruses from currently available viruses and finally figure out how far we are from the next viral crisis.1. Is this proposal meaningful scientifically?2. Is it already done?3. Any suggestion and comment on this is appreciated.Sincerely yoursHassan
2020-10-16 14:40 Edward C. Holmes open

I have a few for 3. :man-facepalming:
2020-10-16 14:43 Kristian G. Andersen open

I think this bit "I don't have a clear picture of my idea on this" in particular rings true.

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