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[2021-02-27 18:03:01] [Robert Garry] Just a note that the Weifeng sequences do have some GOLDEN bits. HA379 VERY similar to GD pango in most of spike. Also HA363 and friends have FOUR predicted O-linked glycans near the S1/S2 cleavage site even thou not a FCS. [2021-02-28 00:53:00] [Eddie Holmes] [thread - ID: 2021-02-27 15:27:08] Same happened here. However, RSV is now back and caused a major off-season outbreak across the whole country. [2021-02-28 00:56:00] [Eddie Holmes] [thread - ID: 2021-02-27 17:58:11] Thanks Bob. Weifeng is working on the paper now. I should see a draft soon. I love how angry this is going to make Alina and co. The anticipation is killing me. [2021-02-28 05:48:19] [Robert Garry] ME TOO! [2021-02-28 06:28:11] [Robert Garry] As for Alina she's made some cryptic allusion to Holmes2021. Betsy McKay just "fact-checked" a few things so I think her article featuring Holmes2021 should be out soon - we'll see. Alina is also bemoaning the fact that Asian ppl are being targeted and harassed because of the "China virus." All she needs to do is look down to see the blood on her own hands. [2021-02-28 11:13:14] [Robert Garry] Good for Carl>>>>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-alive-dead.html"HIV arose from primate viruses, influenza came from birds, and SARS-CoV-2 -- no matter what conspiracy-minded people may say -- evolved from bat coronaviruses." [2021-02-28 12:15:59] [Kristian Andersen] Yup, noticed that bit too - nice jab. [2021-02-28 12:23:40] [Eddie Holmes] I look forward to the WSJ story. I also had a chat with some writing a story for Scientific American that will hopefully take a more jabs against the lab escape idea. I hope Alina's reaction to these stories will be the same as this guy trying to eat fermented herring: https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/lt5gfm/to_eat_the_fish_and_complete_the_challenge/ [2021-02-28 12:34:23] [Andrew Rambaut] Is that the Swedish stuff? I've had the Norwegian version and it was quite nice. [2021-02-28 12:35:46] [Eddie Holmes] I assumed it was Swedish. He did show great commitment. [2021-02-28 12:36:47] [Andrew Rambaut]