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Date: 2021-03-08 07:12
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry
Topics: Proximal Origin paper

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"They also say there is no public record of a highly similar virus to SARS-CoV-2 - which causes Covid-19 - being isolated in any lab. In addition, a genetic analysis published in _Nature Medicine_ last spring found "strong evidence" there was no genetic manipulation of the new coronavirus. Others argue it is possible there were virusesin the lab, or handled during research, that were not publicly known. Genetic engineer Alina Chan, another signatory to the open letter and a researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, said it was important for the WHO team to be clear in the report about their limitations when evaluatinghypotheses. "If they don't have the mandate and they didn't have the access, just say so right away," she said."

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In addition, a genetic analysis published in _Nature Medicine_ last spring found "strong evidence" there was no genetic manipulation of the new coronavirus.	quoted / not their view	quoted_external inside quotation marks	asserts

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In addition, a genetic analysis published in _Nature Medicine_ last spring found "strong evidence" there was no genetic manipulation of the new coronavirus.

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2021-03-08 06:51 Kristian G. Andersen open

That idiot wrote a book? Geez
2021-03-08 07:01 Robert F. Garry open

truly - any idiot can write a book.... [shared file(s): image.png]
2021-03-08 07:05 Robert F. Garry open

Sure Alex is no Nicholson Baker, who thinks we need to stop trapping bats and - you know - look for coronaviruses. [shared file(s): image.png]
2021-03-08 07:11 Robert F. Garry open

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3124546/who-readies-covid-19-origins-report-demands-grow-mor e
2021-03-08 07:12 Robert F. Garry

"They also say there is no public record of a highly similar virus to SARS-CoV-2 - which causes Covid-19 - being isolated in any lab. In addition, a genetic analysis published in _Nature Medicine_ last spring found "strong evidence" there was no genetic manipulation of the new coronavirus. Others argue it is possible there were virusesin the lab, or handled during research, that were not publicly known. Genetic engineer Alina Chan, another signatory to the open letter and a researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, said it was important for the WHO team to be clear in the report about their limitations when evaluatinghypotheses. "If they don't have the mandate and they didn't have the access, just say so right away," she said."
2021-03-08 07:14 Robert F. Garry open

You know Alina - if you think WHO, NIH (Tony Fauci/Francis Collins) and Eddie Holmes/Kristian Andersen are the BAD GUYS, then maybe biology is not the right gig for you.

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