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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.873 [SLACK_001087] · slack_pm:msg:09051

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Date
2021-05-25 18:00
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Edward C. Holmes

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Here's an S gene tree with Weifeng's and Shi's new sequence (green). Clearly a distinct lineage. [shared file(s): RAxML_bipartitions.SpikeNT_MSA_tidy.pdf]

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  1. 2021-05-25 17:48 Edward C. Holmes open
    The story seems to be that an editor of Virologica Sinica who worked at the USAMRID once went to WIV for a journal meeting. I particularly like the bit about Jens Kuhn also being on the editorial board....if Jens were in chargeof WIV they'd have all their viruses beautifully classified by now.
  2. 2021-05-25 17:50 Edward C. Holmes open
    Sharri is totally deranged. Off the scale.
  3. 2021-05-25 17:52 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Completely off the scale. How this gets past editorial, I just don't understand - they must be desperate for anything lab leak related.
  4. 2021-05-25 17:57 Edward C. Holmes open
    I would have thought China would be delighted to see USAMRID mentioned.
  5. 2021-05-25 18:00 Edward C. Holmes
    Here's an S gene tree with Weifeng's and Shi's new sequence (green). Clearly a distinct lineage. [shared file(s): RAxML_bipartitions.SpikeNT_MSA_tidy.pdf]
  6. 2021-05-25 18:19 Edward C. Holmes open
    https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/25/politics/biden-shut-down-trump-effort-coronavirus-chinese-lab/index.html
  7. 2021-05-25 18:43 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Reading... Separately, Marc is going to regret getting on Twitter today...
  8. 2021-05-25 18:44 Kristian G. Andersen open
    He made the mistake of bringing up a few specific points (while criticizing our paper) and he's absolutely getting his ass handed to him for being so darn naive. I hope he learns from the experience.
  9. 2021-05-25 18:53 Edward C. Holmes open
    Is he suggesting they got directly infected from tissue in the freezer?

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