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Slack / Private Message Drop, pp.949-950 [SLACK_001163] · slack_pm:msg:09879

Date: 2021-06-19 20:26
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen
Topics: Lab-leak / accidental release hypothesis

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I mean, it's interesting enough, but none of this is surprising - and he clearly doesn't understand some pretty basicprinciples about early divergence. Oh well - I'm glad I cut my trip short by three days to hop on this call. I'm sure this'll be interpreted as the proof of a lab leak - I kinda just adds to the multi-market hypothesis and some Chinese scientists asked for the data to be deleted because Chairman Xi had made it clear that he is in charge.I hate to think what will happen to the authors of the deleted data once this goes online - I can't say I think their lives are not at risk.

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I'm sure this'll be interpreted as the proof of a lab leak - I kinda just adds to the multi-market hypothesis and some Chinese scientists asked for the data to be deleted because Chairman Xi had made it clear that he is in charge.I hate to think what will happen to the authors of the deleted data once this goes online - I can't say I think their lives are not at risk.	needs context	uncertain explicit hedge	asserts

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I'm sure this'll be interpreted as the proof of a lab leak - I kinda just adds to the multi-market hypothesis and some Chinese scientists asked for the data to be deleted because Chairman Xi had made it clear that he is in charge.I hate to think what will happen to the authors of the deleted data once this goes online - I can't say I think their lives are not at risk.

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2021-06-19 20:23 Kristian G. Andersen open

Reading through Jesse's preprint now. I fail to see the relevance...
2021-06-19 20:26 Kristian G. Andersen

I mean, it's interesting enough, but none of this is surprising - and he clearly doesn't understand some pretty basicprinciples about early divergence. Oh well - I'm glad I cut my trip short by three days to hop on this call. I'm sure this'll be interpreted as the proof of a lab leak - I kinda just adds to the multi-market hypothesis and some Chinese scientists asked for the data to be deleted because Chairman Xi had made it clear that he is in charge.I hate to think what will happen to the authors of the deleted data once this goes online - I can't say I think their lives are not at risk.
2021-06-19 20:29 Kristian G. Andersen open

I set up a pre-Zoom call for 11am PT tomorrow - Bob/Andrew, would that work for the two of you? I can move it earlier too. Eddie, I added you, but probably much too early on your end.
2021-06-19 21:01 Kristian G. Andersen open

I'll just leave these here with no comments. [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-06-19 at 9.00.54 PM.png, Screen Shot2021-06-19 at 8.58.22 PM.png]
2021-06-19 21:09 Kristian G. Andersen open

@Andrew Rambaut Yeah. The intermediates very very likely don't exist - bioinformatics errors calling reference inregions with no coverage.
2021-06-19 21:12 Kristian G. Andersen open

Sorry, one more... Too good. :kiss: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-06-19 at 9.06.48 PM.png]

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