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15 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
CDC warns B.1.1.7 could become main strain in US by March

"The modeled trajectory of this variant in the U.S. exhibits rapid growth in early 2021, becoming the predominant variant in March" 1/2

cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…
I am pleasantly surprised to have 'guessed' this correctly a couple of days ago.

the negative was since no authority had said it, i was reluctant to headline the date.

technologyreview.com/2021/01/13/101… Image
Somewhat contrary to the New York Times headline of today, the CDC models show b.1.1.7 replacing other strains, but do not show a "huge spike" in cases.

3/4 models show a decline in overall vases and 1/4 shows a flat trend. ImageImage
The CDC's language "B.1.1.7 has the potential to increase the U.S. pandemic trajectory" is also kind of murky.

What does it mean to increase a trajectory?

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15 Jan
Eric Lander of Broad Institute named White House science adviser to president elect Joe Biden.

A short thread w/ a few observations about Eric Lander who i have previously called "the single most influential and powerful scientist in America."
1/n
washingtonpost.com/science/2021/0…
2/n first of all, i work for MIT and Lander's institute, the Broad Institute, is a big deal on campus, maybe the most important deal, bringing in much funding, prestige, and shaping great events.

In comparison, I am a mere munchkin. Context
3/n Lander is a "geneticist" but he wasn't always. He was a a mathematician and economist I think, before moving into bio.

Historic insight: computation to revolutionize genetics/biology. This move is chronicled in an MIT documentary "Controversy to Cure" about Kendall Square
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15 Jan
Lab-origin theory is a gathering of "overzealous activists, self-appointed detectives, unqualified writers, and politically motivated conspiracy theorists."

Still this thread author goes on to say it's possible sars-cov-2 is a lab accident; offers criteria for how to discuss.
Here is a Nature editorial by the same author. unlike the thread doesn't allow chance of laboratory origin.

says the opposite: idea that "SARS-CoV-2 was the result of a laboratory accident" is a "conspiracy theory." full stop
nature.com/articles/s4159…
I find myself judging the quality of this Nature by its description of Sen Tom Cotton's February appearance on Fox News

"In February, US senator Tom Cotton appeared on Fox News to share his fervent belief that the virus was a biological weapon"

nytimes.com/2020/02/17/bus…
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14 Jan
MIT mechanical engineer prof Gang Chan arrested. DOJ accuses of undisclosed grants, $$, from China

boston.cbslocal.com/2021/01/14/gan…
COMPLAINT "Since in or about 2013, CHEN’s research at MIT has been funded by more than $19 million in grants awarded by .. U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”), the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) and the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”).
"investigating CHEN for several violations of
federal law, including wire fraud due to his failure to disclose contracts, appointments, and awards
from various entities in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) in connection with his receipt of
federal grant funding from DOE"
Read 27 tweets
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31 Aug 20
Russian Federation public relations sent me a statement from Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, crowing about how U.S. may follow their license-first, see if it works later, coronavirus vaccine strategy.

Read on to see how they troll:

1/9
Dear all,

Please see below the quote by RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev:

“The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) notes the desire of the US and British authorities to follow the fast-track registration procedure for coronavirus vaccines ...applied in the Russian Federation.

2/9
"Our partners in the United States and the United Kingdom have recently aggressively criticized Russia for registering the world's first vaccine against COVID-19, Sputnik V.

3/9
(more: technologyreview.com/2020/08/11/100… )
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4 Aug 20
Another biohacker planning to take a home brew vaccine. Third group that I know of. Other two have already done so.
Some of these groups are shrouded in secrecy. Here is a "blurred" image interview with one of them.

Face is concealed, but based on voice and body language, should be easy to ID. I feel that the name is on the tip of my tounge.
I don't have time to doxx or write about all of them, so instead i will do this thread.
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29 Jul 20
The George Church selfie of him taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine. This picture is a classic

This is the thread to go with it.
Today @techreview reported on an independent effort to gain immunity to Covid-19 organized by 'citizen scientists' @PrestonWEstep , @HoekstraTweets and others.

About 20 people have taken this nasal vaccine they say.

Here is the story. technologyreview.com/2020/07/29/100…
It begins in March when Preston Estep blasts an email to associates, asking if anyone knows of a DIY plan to create a vaccine against covid-19.

The fearsome pandemic is gaining speed in the US and corporate vaccine efforts are at an early stage.

Here is the email:
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