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[2021-05-27 13:50:49] [Kristian Andersen] Yeah, they should really get on it - metagenomic sequencing should be sufficient. It'll be messy, but not a lot of data needed to do meaningful IDs [2021-05-27 13:52:19] [Andrew Rambaut] You sure you would be able to do species ID? Pretty unlikely to bring up anything with species level specificity [2021-05-27 13:52:48] [Andrew Rambaut] COI would be much more sensitive and there is the BOLD database [2021-05-27 13:54:06] [Eddie Holmes] It will be messy, but there should be enough to identify the dominant host and at least to exclude humans [2021-05-27 13:58:45] [Robert Garry] You're the man @Eddie Holmes [2021-05-27 13:59:07] [Kristian Andersen] (we should add this suggestion to the letter) [2021-05-27 14:09:51] [Kristian Andersen] "metaphorical disco club during a pandemic". Pretty accurate :wink: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-05-27 at 14.09.12.png] [2021-05-27 14:17:56] [Robert Garry] 27-May-2021 Dear Dr. Garry, Manuscript number: abj5092 Thank you for submitting your manuscript "Comment: Investigate the origins of COVID-19" to Science. We will not be publishing any follow-up letters to the Bloom et al. letter given that arguments for one theory or the other remain speculative. We are therefore notifying you so that you can seek publication elsewhere. Sincerely, Jennifer Sills Science [2021-05-27 14:19:55] [Robert Garry] Well so much for a "dispassionate science-based discourse." [2021-05-27 14:21:01] [Eddie Holmes] I thought they wanted a debate?! [2021-05-27 14:24:19]