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I don't think so - that's kinda what I'm trying to figure out... [2021-05-06 20:24:24] [Kristian Andersen] I'm getting a TON of shit because of Wade's article, so I need to look a little closer at all of this - just for my own sake. I'm not going to respond to Wade, but I have colleagues at UCSD telling me that _they_ have been receiving Wade's article from _their_ colleagues. Some twisted shit. [2021-05-06 20:25:48] [Eddie Holmes] Yes, ignore Wade. I wonder if they've (Shi) ever even published a natural bat CoV with a FCS? [2021-05-06 20:28:37] [Kristian Andersen] Probably the closest example: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26063432/ [2021-05-06 20:30:28] [Kristian Andersen] No engineering in this one, but also about cleavage. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31801868/ [2021-05-06 20:32:43] [Eddie Holmes] I'm surprised this virus didn't emerge in Raleigh. [2021-05-06 20:35:29] [Kristian Andersen] Yeah, me too. [2021-05-06 20:40:04] [Eddie Holmes] Quickly on Wade: pretty amazing that he accuses us of bad science when he ignores ALL the counter data. [2021-05-06 20:41:29] [Kristian Andersen] Yup. I expect RelBloom will do the same. [2021-05-06 20:42:06] [Kristian Andersen] When it comes to Baric fiddling with viruses, this, of course, is the mother of all papers... https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0924-2 [2021-05-06 20:42:22] [Kristian Andersen] Well, this https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.3985 [2021-05-06 20:52:59] [Eddie Holmes] And it shows the key point: you use a standard backbone when you do this GOF work. And surely Shi would have done the same as she collaborated with Baric? And surely she would have asked Baric for advice but there's nothing in his emails? [2021-05-06 20:55:30] [Kristian Andersen] Yup. Exactly. [2021-05-06 20:55:52]