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@Eddie Holmes I am guessing it was planned to be timed with a press conference at the WHO or something but your virological post forced their hand. [2021-01-16 02:28:32] [Andrew Rambaut] [thread - ID: 2021-01-15 17:16:15] @Eddie Holmes Hence the back channel thing I heard from Trevor that the WHO was saying it had been 'leaked'. [2021-01-16 02:40:44] [Eddie Holmes] [thread - ID: 2021-01-15 17:16:15] Makes sense and explains why the China CDC got so angry...and still are. But the China CDC should have released the data when they had it. Instead, they put down a gag order and shut people up....including the commercial companies that had sequenced it December. That delay probably allowed the virus to really get going. [2021-01-16 02:44:06] [Eddie Holmes] Also does not excuse GISAID trying to rewrite history. [2021-01-16 05:39:39] [Andrew Rambaut] We will see what happens... [2021-01-16 05:40:51] [Andrew Rambaut] I followed it up with an email offering them the chance to add our constellation scheme (would be pretty handy) to GISAID. So a bit of a carrot to be straight as well. [2021-01-16 06:31:43] [Robert Garry] As for Alina yes an odd combination with Matt Ridley, who thinks human intelligence arose because men like to look at large breasts and big butts on women - then built a huge land sculpture apparently so space aliens can see with their telescopes that yes we have women here with large breasts and big butts. If you want to keep your credibility as an scientific expert then you need to keep in your lane of expertise when commenting in public. She's clearly out of her depth in evolutionary biology of viruses, and despite the fact she is Chinese has no special expertise in international politics involving China. What she is good at is getting media attention, a trait she shares with Nathan Wolfe and @Covidfaker. [2021-01-16 07:36:15] [Robert Garry] Don't hold your breath for a Dr Yan-like blueprint from Dr Chan - my major problem with her bullshit. Eddie was right about the shit-fanning however. I just hope that Biden's new WH science advisor has not slipped over into the tinfoil hat crowd. [shared file(s): image.png] [2021-01-16 07:42:38] [Robert Garry] Nice of you to say this Alina - except that your f'ing wall of crazy pointed the finger at all of us running dogs and your DRASTIC buddies post content with cocks drawn on our heads and much worse: [shared file(s): image.png] [2021-01-16 08:39:39] [Robert Garry] Not to mention the FOIA ~requests~ harassment from your antiGMO buddies. [2021-01-16 08:54:29] [Robert Garry]