Slack / Private Message Drop — page 854

Let the show begin... [2021-05-21 16:52:31] [Kristian Andersen] Eddie, the lab leak theory isn't a conspiracy theory, you know? Just so that's clear... [2021-05-21 16:53:08] [Eddie Holmes] Sorry, I keep forgetting... [2021-05-21 16:53:46] [Kristian Andersen] I know. It's easy to forget. Separately - fucking hell, these viruses - SO MUCH DIVERSITY!!!!!!!!!! [2021-05-21 16:59:36] [Eddie Holmes] Indeed. Doesn't take much to think that any particular RBD+FCS combination could arise. Nature does it again. [2021-05-21 17:16:18] [Kristian Andersen] Nah. I had bookmarked that BioProject previously so I just came across it. [2021-05-21 17:16:52] [Eddie Holmes] Ah yes, I remember now. [2021-05-21 17:17:24] [Kristian Andersen] But yeah - I _could_ have waited ten minutes... Others found the paper before me though [2021-05-21 17:18:34] [Eddie Holmes] Jonathan Eisen is a stand-up guy on this. [2021-05-21 17:19:05] [Kristian Andersen] He is. He's able to keep a cool head. [2021-05-21 17:22:03] [Eddie Holmes] WIV are in an impossible position: don't release the data and they are accused of hiding it, release it and they are accused of faking it. Having no PCR/antibody positives at the WIV and they are accused of lying, having n = 1 case at WIV then that would be patient zero. [2021-05-22 06:33:17] [Robert Garry] RaTG15 Spike - 658 DITKARTSSTPA 669 S1/S2 junction - haven't run the analysis but guessing that there are O-linked glycan sites. [2021-05-22 06:39:37] [Robert Garry]