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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.888 [SLACK_001102] · slack_pm:msg:09202

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Date
2021-05-27 20:27
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Edward C. Holmes

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Not to moan too much, but we said all this in our Cell paper (there's even a whole section on host range mapping).Probably good that it is being said again though.

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  1. 2021-05-27 19:37 Kristian G. Andersen open
    I didn't know this bit either: "Still, the fact that viruses in the Yunnan clade (consisting of RmYN02, RpYN06 and PrC31) were sampled from three different Rhinolophus species supports the hypothesis that these viruses readily infect multiple differenthorseshoe bat species with overlapping geographical ranges."Didn't realize they were different species of bats - but, of course, I should, since the naming gives it away.
  2. 2021-05-27 19:43 Robert F. Garry open
    Figuring out how the viruses expand their host range even further would be key. Of course, that would require making chimeras which the bloomshitters would frown upon.
  3. 2021-05-27 19:45 Kristian G. Andersen open
    I found the link to the host range of pangolins quite interesting... https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12764/168392151
  4. 2021-05-27 19:48 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Eddie's point that the nearest virus to SARS-CoV-2 isn't actually one that WIV has also needs repeating! [shared file(s): Recombination tree.png]
  5. 2021-05-27 20:27 Edward C. Holmes
    Not to moan too much, but we said all this in our Cell paper (there's even a whole section on host range mapping).Probably good that it is being said again though.
  6. 2021-05-27 20:49 Kristian G. Andersen open
    ... for people like me with a short-term memory, it's good to be reminded again... :wink:
  7. 2021-05-27 21:02 Kristian G. Andersen open
    At least that furin cleavage site tweet is coming in handy for the Aussies :scienceparrot: [shared file(s): Screen Shot2021-05-27 at 9.01.45 PM.png]

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