@BrettLindenbach Because lab-generated pandemics *are* a constant threat, and unlike many virologists, my scientific career doesn’t depend on maintaining the illusion that lab-generated pandemics are not a constant threat.
@meropemills You are doing such a great thing. My father in law died at the hands of Peterborough District Hospital. The staff could not even be bothered to attend the inquest (on-line!). Ombudsman “investigated” found essentially nothing. Lost faith. Both me and wife are doctors.
In 2019, leading virus hunters at a world-class research institute did not predict and could not stop the spread of the exact type of virus they had been hunting for and studying in the lab for more than a decade.
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@BenFPiercePhD Not that I want to give Pekar's paper any credibility but low genetic diversity with a well adapted virus with zero animal supply chain found & China adding selling lab animals to their Feb 2020 biosecurity law means Pekar's paper still points LL.
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“The world can't afford another pandemic, and questions remain about the origins of SARS-COV-2. But it's become fairly clear that collecting, transporting and performing research on exotic wildlife viruses carries unacceptable risks to all of humanity.”
@bealejonathan Excellent to hear - CR2 has got the Russians really rattled- headline news for a damaged tank and they have lost ‘destroyed’ around 4000! We should get the rest of our CR2 out to Ukraine ASAP
It would be better for everyone for this genocidal war to end quickly. And the way to end it quickly is to give the Ukrainians what they ask for.
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