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[Robert Garry] If assigning a grade I'd say A for effort, A+ for participation and B+ for content. [2020-09-22 14:44:27] [Eddie Holmes] Hope the GVN thing was ok Bob. Would have been better - with more discussion - if they have not spent so much time patting each other on the back at the start. [2020-09-22 14:44:32] [Kristian Andersen] I just read it as well - not very impressed. I'd say an over B- grade. [2020-09-22 14:46:17] [Eddie Holmes] Do you know the Hopkins authors? [2020-09-22 14:46:23] [Kristian Andersen] Nope [2020-09-22 14:48:03] [Kristian Andersen] They got a number of things wrong - some of which could be problematic. E.g., they mention that SARS1 has a furin cleavage site in the spike - that's clearly not true and suggestive of them not looking very closely at the literature. I'll posit that my much shorter Twitter thread did a better job :wink: [2020-09-22 14:50:08] [Eddie Holmes] SARS1 furin is a shocker. Best not associate ourselves with these people. Your Twitter thread was very good: really wound them up! [2020-09-22 15:32:02] [Robert Garry] Agree about the patting - but you did great Eddie! Action-packed 9 slides...and more than a few well placed blows toward the GVP crowd. I must have blown over the SARS1 furin bit in the Gronvall piece - that would have definitely lowered my grade probably even below the B-. [2020-09-22 15:43:19] [Robert Garry] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32869021/ Furin site is important [2020-09-22 16:58:57] [Eddie Holmes] Glad to hear it! B- is generous. [2020-09-25 05:54:15] [Andrew Rambaut] I'm going round in circles... [2020-09-25 06:38:12] [Andrew Rambaut] Don't think he likes you dissing Trump, Kristian. [2020-09-25 06:48:18] [Robert Garry]