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>These guys that published such a paper are either completely clueless or nefarious in trying to stir up conspiracy theories. In your opinion, do you think thi
by 45ure 7y ago
>These guys that published such a paper are either completely clueless or nefarious in trying to stir up conspiracy theories.
In your opinion, do you think this kind of subterfuge could have been picked up by Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding or someone with a similar calibre, before broadcasting this preprint for wider consumption? Thanks.
- folli 7y agoI have not heard from this guy before (I work in microbial genomics, he seems to be in the field of health economics from a quick search), so I can't comment on that.
- 45ure 7y agoYour reply is much appreciated.
- perseusprime11 7y agoOutside of the assertion that it is related to HIV, does the original argument around deliberate insertions hold any water?
- folli 7y agoOccam's razor says no. The coronavirus spike protein is responsible for receptor binding and entry into the cell. Different strains with different hosts bind to different receptors, so they have differences in their spike protein sequences. Mutations in the spike protein are expected in the evolution of coronavirus.