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My username is just a coincidence. I create a new account every few months and I've never used this one to discuss this topic. The only points I am trying to g
by ratg13 5y ago
My username is just a coincidence. I create a new account every few months and I've never used this one to discuss this topic.
The only points I am trying to get across are
(1) This lab was working with a precursor to the virus we know and it's perfectly reasonable to ask where the sample came from
(2) The fact that they deleted this sequence and also RATG13 and others leads one to believe that these aren't innocent mistakes and are worth investigating further to determine why they are going to such lengths to destroy data.
- DiogenesKynikos 5y agoThey didn't delete RaTG13. The WIV published a Nature article describing RaTG13 in early 2020, identifying it as the (then) closest known relative of SARS-CoV-2. Far from destroying or hiding data, the WIV is the institute that publicized the existence and highlighted the importance of RaTG13.