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DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com MS. SALAZAR: But the Federal Government was aware, by export. I mean, it's not like they were unaware that this was being shipped. You had to fill out export control documents. DR. BARIC: I think that's correct, yes. MS. SALAZAR: Through like the Commerce Department. DR. BARIC: I do not know the details. MR. LAMBETH: Yes. DR. BARIC: Thank you. MS. SALAZAR: So, I mean, I've seen comments where people seemed shocked that the mice ended up there. From your standpoint, is that valid? DR. BARIC: No. MS. SALAZAR: Okay. Can you elaborate? DR. BARIC: Well again, the whole purpose of open science is that reproducibility is key. And so if you publish an important paper, people oftentimes ask you for those reagents to either do extensive additional studies or to actually repeat the studies. And so reproducibility is key, and to do that, that's why the NIH wants you to share reagents with people that ask for things. MS. SALAZAR: But the NIH was also concerned when they later learned that potentially these mice were being sold or -- I mean, was that not a concern later on, in 2020? DR. BARIC: I don't know if NIH was concerned. I know