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Yes, most of the samples were. You don't need live virus in order to sequence. Which was the problem with all the studies early in 2020 finding SARS-CoV-2 mRN
by lamontcg 4y ago
Yes, most of the samples were. You don't need live virus in order to sequence.
Which was the problem with all the studies early in 2020 finding SARS-CoV-2 mRNA on surfaces after X hours.
Also the problem with high cycle count rtPCR results long after symptoms have abated.
You can study genomes without ever having to deal with infectious virus, which is vastly simpler.
- lazyeye 4y agoWhats the point of the extraordinary high levels of bio-security restrictions in these labs then? Wuhan is BSL-4? https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21487 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21487