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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.704 [SLACK_000918] · slack_pm:msg:07385

Date: 2021-04-14 15:46
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen
Topics: Wuhan Institute of Virology collaboration Biosafety and biosecurity Lab-leak / accidental release hypothesis

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Here's what we got: "Rubio, the vice chairman of the committee, said an accidental lab escape was "plausible" and pointed to some reasons why he thought so, including that "researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have demonstrated from their publication record that they were skilled at techniques in which they genetically modified bat coronaviruses," as well as that viruses such as SARS have escaped from Chinese labs in the past and that U.S.diplomats warned about subpar biosafety standards at the Wuhan lab in 2018".So to your point Bob, nothing.

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Here's what we got: "Rubio, the vice chairman of the committee, said an accidental lab escape was "plausible" and pointed to some reasons why he thought so, including that "researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have demonstrated from their publication record that they were skilled at techniques in which they genetically modified bat coronaviruses," as well as that viruses such as SARS have escaped from Chinese labs in the past and that U.S.diplomats warned about subpar biosafety standards at the Wuhan lab in 2018".So to your point Bob, nothing.	quoted / not their view	quoted_external sentence carries quotation marks	asserts

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2021-04-14 15:38 Edward C. Holmes open

So they were doing covert military GOF work but had an online database of the viruses they were using
2021-04-14 15:45 Robert F. Garry open

1. *Secret WIV Links to Military Research:* Despite the WIV presenting itself as a civilian institution, the WIV hascollaborated on publications and secret projects with China's military. The WIV has engaged in classified research, including laboratory animal experiments, on behalf of the Chinese military since at least 2017.
2021-04-14 15:45 Kristian G. Andersen open

"The United States has criticized China for a lack of transparency at the start of the pandemic and condemned China for spreading baseless conspiracy theories about COVID-19 originating with the U.S. military". But I guess we're in our full right to do the same, correct? Because, you know, we're the US, dammit!
2021-04-14 15:46 Robert F. Garry open

~T~WIV also published super-secret scientific papers with the CCP army - in the science journals.
2021-04-14 15:46 Kristian G. Andersen

Here's what we got: "Rubio, the vice chairman of the committee, said an accidental lab escape was "plausible" and pointed to some reasons why he thought so, including that "researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have demonstrated from their publication record that they were skilled at techniques in which they genetically modified bat coronaviruses," as well as that viruses such as SARS have escaped from Chinese labs in the past and that U.S.diplomats warned about subpar biosafety standards at the Wuhan lab in 2018".So to your point Bob, nothing.
2021-04-14 15:50 Edward C. Holmes open

Always a good idea to get your covert GOF work peer-reviewed.
2021-04-14 16:15 Robert F. Garry open

Ludicrous - but that's not stopping Alina and DRASTIC from taking a victory lap. Berenson and the antivaxxers alsowhopping it up about J&J. Mark on your calendar April 14, 2021 as the highpoint for both :clown_face: colonies.
2021-04-14 16:21 Robert F. Garry open

But - AB is selling some "books." That is if you consider 39 pages a book. Bullshit, outrageousness, contrarianismsells... [shared file(s): image.png]
2021-04-14 16:23 Kristian G. Andersen open

That guy is such a waste of time - loved the Atlantic expo on him.

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