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What faked dataset are you referring to? The bat source was sequenced several years ago after guano harvesters fell sick. And the most likely lab scenario actua
by ummonk 6y ago
What faked dataset are you referring to? The bat source was sequenced several years ago after guano harvesters fell sick. And the most likely lab scenario actually involves either gain of function research on that sample or that sample being exposed to animals and / or humans where it recombined to allow human to human transmission.
- yters 6y agoI'll have to refind the tweet, but a researcher found the read dataset could not be assembled into the bat coronavirus assembly.
- yters 6y agoHere's the tweet: https://twitter.com/bioinformer/status/1252813532850081792 https://twitter.com/bioinformer/status/1252813532850081792 "Mislabeled SRA entry is one thing but - it’s clear that it’s impossible (in my hands at least with a -very good- pipeline) to assemble the reference that is in GenBank from the data in SRA"