Biorealism

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by Biorealism 3y ago
The thing with Wuhan Institute of Virology is they were particularly studying the spillover risk of SARS-related coronaviruses. The nearest relatives to SARS-CoV-2 are found in Yunnan and Laos. One clear link with Wuhan is the fact Wuhan In
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by Biorealism 3y ago
Yes, the whole virus hunting grift that Peter Daszak's EcoHealth Alliance and PREDICT tout has been exposed as ineffective. Now they are doubling down with further funding and blanket denials that it could have come from a lab accident
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by Biorealism 3y ago
Nonsense. The Times is one of the main UK publications along with the Guardian and The Telegraph.
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by Biorealism 3y ago
It took over a decade to confirm the Sverdlovsk anthrax outbreak was the result of an outbreak. In that case intelligence did suspect an accidental cause although scientists argued contaminated meat was the cause. Information can be tightly
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by Biorealism 3y ago
They have witheld records from the NIH which funded some of their SARS-related coronaviruses spillover research. They eventually terminated their subaward last year as a result. WHO has also been asking for lab data. Given the nearest relat
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by Biorealism 3y ago
Yes, the article suggests they had a closer precursor. The nearest relatives to SARS-CoV-2 are found in Yunnan and Laos. They are both areas WIV sampled in studying the spillover risk of SARS-related coronaviruses. They haven't shared
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by Biorealism 3y ago
The nearest relatives to SARS-CoV-2 are found in Yunnan and Laos. Both areas WIV sampled prior to the pandemic and they haven't shared their records with WHO or the NIH.
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by Biorealism 3y ago
It's not just a coronavirus, it's a sarbecovirus with a furin cleavage site never seen before in sarbecoviruses. The nearest relatives to SARS-CoV-2 are found in Yunnan and Laos. The only link with Wuhan is WIV's sampling in
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by Biorealism 3y ago
The NIH terminated the Wuhan Institute of Virology's subaward for continued refusal to share records last year. WHO is still pleading with the PRC to share data on both the animal trade and Wuhan labs. https://thebulletin.or
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by Biorealism 3y ago
That was written before Jesse Bloom reanalyzed the data and found a negative correlation with raccoon dogs. https://news.yahoo.com/raccoon-dogs-did-not-start-covid-19-n...
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by Biorealism 3y ago
The nearest relatives to SARS-CoV-2 are found in Yunnan and Laos. The only known link to Wuhan is the Wuhan Institute of Virology sampled both areas. They refuse to share their records with WHO or the NIH. That's a crucial caveat when