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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.492 [SLACK_000706] · slack_pm:msg:05132

Date: 2021-02-06 15:02
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Edward C. Holmes

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My guess is that the WHO will either rule out lab escape completely or make vague statements that more data are required. I suspect this will send Alina et al. into fits of rage rather than victory labs. If they do rule it out completely the key thing will be if they make clear statements about why they are excluding it

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2021-02-06 14:49 Robert F. Garry open

BTW that tree above suggests to me that the presence of a FCS Is a pretty normal thing for a betacoronaviruses. 4of 5 subgeneses have them. The only one that doesn't [yet] probably under sampled.
2021-02-06 15:02 Edward C. Holmes

My guess is that the WHO will either rule out lab escape completely or make vague statements that more data are required. I suspect this will send Alina et al. into fits of rage rather than victory labs. If they do rule it out completely the key thing will be if they make clear statements about why they are excluding it
2021-02-06 15:53 Robert F. Garry open

Yeah - I totally agree I meant they would *still* be taking victory labs after the recent op eds in the Telegraph, WashPost, Fox spews etc. It's what they are doing at the moment, but they'll get fresh life for their virology cosplayno matter what WHO team does. I'm not particularly hopeful for clear statements. The little short-lived victories ofAlina and DRASTIC in the court of public opinion will eventually be crushed when the actual natural progenitor ofSC2 is inevitably discovered. They can then go back to their soft core megaporn, erotic writing, freezing puppyheads, etc.
2021-02-06 16:11 Edward C. Holmes open

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2021-02-06 17:08 Edward C. Holmes open

The last thing we need is Brazilians to become dominant.
2021-02-06 17:10 Edward C. Holmes open

Re: Broad. Is Alina paid via a research grant? She can't be doing any actual science. Is tax payers money funding her campaign?

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