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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.614 [SLACK_000828] · slack_pm:msg:06418

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Date
2021-03-22 07:53
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Kristian G. Andersen

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  1. 2021-03-22 07:52 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Lipsitch just tweeted it (and Tami...) - I'm surprised it took Marc so long to post one of these articles... (I pinged him way back in February of last year to see if he had heard anything - he hadn't, but they had had a lot of conversations about "dangerous pseudotyped viruses" (it was clear he didn't know the difference - which is a little surprising tome))
  2. 2021-03-22 07:53 Kristian G. Andersen
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  3. 2021-03-22 07:57 Andrew Rambaut open
    So annoying it has been taken up by the GOF debate (which I have some sympathy with) - no one (except the real crazies) are suggesting this is GOF research surely?
  4. 2021-03-22 08:01 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Mixing up the two is deeply problematic - the NIH was asking me about this too a year ago and I made it clear that now wasn't the time to reignite the GOF debate since people get confused. I'm not sure even Marc understands the difference between GOF and basic research, but I'm sure he considers everything that went on at the WIV to beGOF (it's not - most GOF has been done in Baric's lab).
  5. 2021-03-22 08:01 Kristian G. Andersen open
    "most, if not all"
  6. 2021-03-22 08:48 Robert F. Garry open
    Actually it *IS* about conspiracy theories and China-bashing. The China-bashing is literally getting Asian-American'skilled. For the antiGoF [yes it should be vetted and monitored, which it is] and antiBSL-3/4 [you bet they areregulated] crowd this is all about stirring up the pot again and reviving arguments that they lost. [shared file(s): image.png]

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