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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.822 [SLACK_001036] · slack_pm:msg:08572

Date: 2021-05-16 19:36
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry

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He's also got a fair amount of science in there as well. I like the way he turns the mine story on it's head. Happy tobe "corrected" vis-a-vis the RNA - he's right of course. To Bill's point about animals in your back yard - this littlepossum showed up in my back yard tonite - they can carry some bad stuff. [shared file(s): image.png]

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2021-05-16 19:14 Kristian G. Andersen open

I love an old school virologist who doesn't give a fuck. There are a few in NOLA... :wink:
2021-05-16 19:16 Edward C. Holmes open

He's spot on though - it is irresponsible and shameful. I hope they read this.
2021-05-16 19:18 Kristian G. Andersen open

It absolutely is - equal measure arrogance, ignorance, and naiveté. As Bill said, "_I hope they enjoyed their day in the sun and one more Science citation on their curricula vitae_". Itwon't last.
2021-05-16 19:27 Edward C. Holmes open

Totally. The arrogance is breath-taking...we in our tidy offices know better than the WHO who actually went to Wuhan.
2021-05-16 19:36 Robert F. Garry

He's also got a fair amount of science in there as well. I like the way he turns the mine story on it's head. Happy tobe "corrected" vis-a-vis the RNA - he's right of course. To Bill's point about animals in your back yard - this littlepossum showed up in my back yard tonite - they can carry some bad stuff. [shared file(s): image.png]

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