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I think they assume - 10,000 samples = 10,000 chances for SC2 to hop out of a tube. Nope. [2021-03-08 15:08:39] [Robert Garry] [thread - ID: 2021-03-08 15:06:43] @Andrew Rambaut Hammer hits nail! [2021-03-08 15:09:34] [Kristian Andersen] There's virtually _zero_ chance a virus could leak out of a tube - if they culture to high titers, sure - but again, in most circumstances that's not going to be possible because it's so hard to grow anything out of a primary sample. [2021-03-08 15:11:59] [Robert Garry] That and they should be doing it with at least an N95 and better yet a PAPR. Damn sure have my ppl in a PAPR/class 2 hood if they are trying to grow virus in large amts. [2021-03-08 15:12:39] [Kristian Andersen] Yes, Bob, but these are Chinese scientists - they're clueless, you know. [2021-03-08 15:12:46] [Kristian Andersen] :face_with_rolling_eyes: [2021-03-08 15:13:38] [Robert Garry] Indeed but they're miles ahead of The Parisites(R) , who are so out of their depth it is really NOT at all funny. [2021-03-08 15:54:28] [Eddie Holmes] And why would they possibly be culturing a random bat virus which was not associated with the miners outbreak (because they published a partial sequence of RaT13 years ago)? [2021-03-08 16:02:00] [Kristian Andersen] BECAUSE Eddie! Just Because!!! [2021-03-08 16:05:18] [Eddie Holmes] Fuck, you're right. [2021-03-08 18:33:41] [Eddie Holmes] Weifeng's paper is now out on bioRxiv Still waiting on accession numbers though [2021-03-08 18:36:53] [Eddie Holmes] Very slow for some reason [2021-03-08 18:53:13] [Kristian Andersen] "the phylogenetic and genomic diversity of these viruses has likely been underestimated" - no shit :wink: