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[Kristian Andersen] Ah, I see what you're saying - yes, sampling has increased by _a lot_, I'm sure. Will be interesting to see what they find - probably a fuck ton of SARSr-CoVs so we have additional reason to be concerned.... [2021-05-03 18:08:51] [Eddie Holmes] Fuck ton. [2021-05-03 19:24:05] [Eddie Holmes] And to prove to point we've just found a beta-CoV in an Aussie bat. [2021-05-03 19:31:49] [Kristian Andersen] Ohhhhh, the plot thickens.... Wait until the tinfoil hats find out that Eddie Holmes found a related virus in his backyard... :thinking_face::man_in_business_suit_levitating: [2021-05-03 19:46:43] [Eddie Holmes] Even better if it had a FCS. Can you imagine? Still characterising it. Could be in the subgenus Nobecovirus. [2021-05-03 20:01:02] [Robert Garry] Betting on a FCS at the S2' site. [2021-05-03 20:03:12] [Robert Garry] These betas - like the proverbial box of chocolate. Each a different flavor. Each adding a few new pieces to the puzzle. [2021-05-03 20:06:19] [Kristian Andersen] Eddie - Jeremy's MI6 friend? https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1388809199786893312 [2021-05-03 20:14:27] [Kristian Andersen] "I'm not a scientist..." [goes into completely bogus 'scientific' explanation about virus RNA]. Classic. [2021-05-03 20:25:28] [Eddie Holmes] [thread - ID: 2021-05-03 20:25:28] Dearlove is a knob of long-standing. He was ranting to the Telegraph about this ages ago: he was discussing the Norwegians ("he is nonsense!"). Jeremy's friend has a double-barrelled name and is female. MI5 I think. [2021-05-03 20:26:23] [Kristian Andersen] Oh, okay, so not actually James Bond / 007. Good. [2021-05-03 20:34:29] [Eddie Holmes] Package from NoLa has just been delivered!