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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1034 [SLACK_001248] · slack_pm:msg:10811

Date: 2021-11-26 14:13
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen

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Yup - and in fact, tying it all back to what we said in our 2018 Nature commentary... Would be extra powerful sinceso many idiots have brought up that commentary as a proof that we changed our minds - which we didn't. Ifanything, I think we all would double down on what we said in that commentary.

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2021-11-26 14:05 Kristian G. Andersen open

Make it clear that: (1) separate debate on biosafety in the light of how widespread SARSr viruses are, and (2) that continued investigations to understand their emergence is required, including figuring out exactly how SC2 poppedup (and SC1 for that matter).
2021-11-26 14:05 Edward C. Holmes open

Yup, I'm all for that.
2021-11-26 14:06 Kristian G. Andersen open

Let's do it - I actually think this is a really good idea.
2021-11-26 14:07 Andrew Rambaut open

Yes. And there are often safe ways of getting much of the data.
2021-11-26 14:13 Kristian G. Andersen

Yup - and in fact, tying it all back to what we said in our 2018 Nature commentary... Would be extra powerful sinceso many idiots have brought up that commentary as a proof that we changed our minds - which we didn't. Ifanything, I think we all would double down on what we said in that commentary.

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