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Strikes me as a little odd that Relman would believe that this was a little odd.

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2021-05-28 12:57 Robert F. Garry open

Another Dynamic Duo: Rosanna and Yurie claiming the sequences must be fake.
2021-05-28 12:58 Kristian G. Andersen open

NOT A CONSPIRACY THEORY BOB, NOT A CONSPIRACY!!!! I'm just asking questions...
2021-05-28 13:15 Kristian G. Andersen open

A little shaky, but some helpful comments from Relman and Baric on their true beliefs. https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/the-sudden-rise-of-the-coronavirus-lab-leak-theory
2021-05-28 13:15 Kristian G. Andersen open

Here's Relman with his main argument... I'll let you be the judge. [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-05-28 at 1.14.15PM.png]
2021-05-28 13:57 Robert F. Garry

Strikes me as a little odd that Relman would believe that this was a little odd.
2021-05-28 14:00 Kristian G. Andersen open

Exactly - but if you have either (a) not looked at the data, or (b) don't understand the data, this would be a very logical standpoint. But here's the problem - it's uninformed.
2021-05-28 14:03 Robert F. Garry open

But hey - mission accomplished - they are getting a lot of time in the media. All the stuff that Amy wrote about is nota consideration.
2021-05-28 14:22 Edward C. Holmes open

How are BioEssays able to publish this nonsense?
2021-05-28 14:29 Edward C. Holmes open

I'm genuinely ashamed to be a scientist at the moment. We look like total dick heads. What ever happen to reason?