Slack / Private Message Drop — page 740

It's extraordinary that Jamie's letter still rattles on about RaTG13. When will they learn? They also want to know why Shi didn't mention the FCS in her 1st Nature paper...well no one spotted that until about 2 weeks after the sequence release. Initially, it was just about getting the sequence out as quickly as possible. [2021-04-30 14:30:14] [Eddie Holmes] Shi must have been hoping that no one would notice it. [2021-04-30 14:37:21] [Robert Garry] It's the same pile of shit and garbage. Filled with accusations of conspiracies, cover-ups, unmanaged CoI, widespread falsification of data and lies. Yet, call this a conspiracy theory and they somehow become the aggrieved parties. Also based on poor understanding of basic virology and biology. Simply a massive distraction - it is a wonder that serious journos consider this "credible." [2021-04-30 14:38:54] [Eddie Holmes] Perfect summation Bob! [2021-04-30 14:39:11] [Kristian Andersen] Yeah, I thought they maybe had something new - and then I saw the first line of their "demands".... :face_with_rolling_eyes: [2021-04-30 14:39:32] [Kristian Andersen] I _do_ wish Shi would put that fucking database back up though - I don't understand what that is about. [2021-04-30 14:40:15] [Kristian Andersen] DISTRACT keeps milking that one and they get credit for it every time. [2021-04-30 14:48:30] [Eddie Holmes] It may not be Shi. I agree that it's not a good look and could easily be fixed. Although, I do like the idea of the Chinese military putting the viruses they are working on in a publicly accessible database (and presenting their as posters at a conference while in uniform). [2021-04-30 14:51:08] [Andrew Rambaut] Open Science like all the hipsters are doing [2021-04-30 14:52:04] [Andrew Rambaut] [thread - ID: 2021-04-30 14:52:04] Hey @Robert Garry I got the poster today. Many thanks! [shared file(s): CF45E72C-980B-482C-A12C-C5216D485945_1_105_c.jpeg] [2021-04-30 14:52:11] [Kristian Andersen] The issue is - it goes with their narrative that they were digging around mines and in fact already had the virus in the lab [2021-04-30 14:55:27] [Eddie Holmes] Oh there's an amazing conspiracy if you want to see it. I can't see WIV releasing any info as it will be a loss of face.