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"said Shi Zhengli, a researcher of Wuhan Institute of Virology, in a presentation for YIXI TALK, the Chinese equivalent of TED Talks"
"They went to 28 provinces and autonomous regions throughout China."
"said Shi Zhengli, a researcher of Wuhan Institute of Virology, in a presentation for YIXI TALK, the Chinese equivalent of TED Talks"
"They went to 28 provinces and autonomous regions throughout China."
4/
"Over the years, hours of walking in a mountainous area, making ways out of dead ends on mountains that no one had ever visited were a common experience. Some of the caves are too narrow to walk straight in, so they had to crawl in to collect samples."
"Over the years, hours of walking in a mountainous area, making ways out of dead ends on mountains that no one had ever visited were a common experience. Some of the caves are too narrow to walk straight in, so they had to crawl in to collect samples."
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"Despite having close contact with bats in the wild, none of the scientists became infected. One may wonder how is that possible. Shi said the chances of being infected by a virus carried by bats are small with moderate protection during their sample collection."
"Despite having close contact with bats in the wild, none of the scientists became infected. One may wonder how is that possible. Shi said the chances of being infected by a virus carried by bats are small with moderate protection during their sample collection."
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"Normally, they won't wear high-level protection unless they are aware of a contagious virus carried by the bats they plan to study." @BillyBostickson
archive.is/6RlZr
"Normally, they won't wear high-level protection unless they are aware of a contagious virus carried by the bats they plan to study." @BillyBostickson
archive.is/6RlZr
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Leo Poon: “The path is pretty similar than SARS, but our response is much faster.”
Leo Poon: We first learned about it at the end of December. There was a rumor saying a SARS-like virus had appeared in Hubei province, in Wuhan.
pasteurfoundationasia.org/en/news-update…
Leo Poon: “The path is pretty similar than SARS, but our response is much faster.”
Leo Poon: We first learned about it at the end of December. There was a rumor saying a SARS-like virus had appeared in Hubei province, in Wuhan.
pasteurfoundationasia.org/en/news-update…
8/
Pr SHI Zhengli, scientific director at the Wuhan Institute of Virology at Chinese Academy of Sciences (WIV) visited the International Center for Research in Infectiology at ENS de Lyon (CIRI) on September 24, 2019.
@BillyBostickson
ens-lyon.fr/en/article/res…
Pr SHI Zhengli, scientific director at the Wuhan Institute of Virology at Chinese Academy of Sciences (WIV) visited the International Center for Research in Infectiology at ENS de Lyon (CIRI) on September 24, 2019.
@BillyBostickson
ens-lyon.fr/en/article/res…
11/
“Dangerous liaisons: Emerging viruses at the human, animal and environmental interface”
Koopmans, Shi, Peiris, Poon...
@BillyBostickson
hkupasteur.hku.hk/index.php/Abou…
archive.is/biXDt
“Dangerous liaisons: Emerging viruses at the human, animal and environmental interface”
Koopmans, Shi, Peiris, Poon...
@BillyBostickson
hkupasteur.hku.hk/index.php/Abou…
archive.is/biXDt
12/
COVID-19: New Common Target for CAS and Institut Pasteur Cooperation
CHEN Na | May 29, 2020
SHI Zhengli, expert at Wuhan P4 Laboratory, showed her gratitude to the Institut Pasteur for hosting a student exchange and hoped for more cooperation in the near future.
COVID-19: New Common Target for CAS and Institut Pasteur Cooperation
CHEN Na | May 29, 2020
SHI Zhengli, expert at Wuhan P4 Laboratory, showed her gratitude to the Institut Pasteur for hosting a student exchange and hoped for more cooperation in the near future.
13/
They made a consensus to further strengthen IP-CAS scientific exchanges and cooperation through IPS development and projects like the G4 Program, Kunming joint center and the cooperation in Southeast Asia.
@BillyBostickson
archive.is/VuNcl
english.cas.cn/newsroom/news/…
They made a consensus to further strengthen IP-CAS scientific exchanges and cooperation through IPS development and projects like the G4 Program, Kunming joint center and the cooperation in Southeast Asia.
@BillyBostickson
archive.is/VuNcl
english.cas.cn/newsroom/news/…
14/
"Vincent Racaniello, a professor at Columbia and a co-host of a podcast called This Week in Virology, said on February 9 that the idea of an accident in Wuhan was “complete bunk"."
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
"Vincent Racaniello, a professor at Columbia and a co-host of a podcast called This Week in Virology, said on February 9 that the idea of an accident in Wuhan was “complete bunk"."
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
15/
"SARS coronavirus we will talk about..."
"SARS coronavirus we will talk about..."
17/
Discovery of Diverse Rodent and Bat Pestiviruses With Distinct Genomic and Phylogenetic Characteristics in Several Chinese Provinces
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Discovery of Diverse Rodent and Bat Pestiviruses With Distinct Genomic and Phylogenetic Characteristics in Several Chinese Provinces
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
18/
Identification of Diverse Bat Alphacoronaviruses and Betacoronaviruses in China Provides New Insights Into the Evolution and Origin of Coronavirus-Related Diseases
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Identification of Diverse Bat Alphacoronaviruses and Betacoronaviruses in China Provides New Insights Into the Evolution and Origin of Coronavirus-Related Diseases
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
19/
Human-animal interactions and bat coronavirus spillover potential among rural residents in Southern China
"All samples were stored in liquid nitrogen immediately after collection and transferred to an ultralow (-80°C) freezer within 48 h."
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Human-animal interactions and bat coronavirus spillover potential among rural residents in Southern China
"All samples were stored in liquid nitrogen immediately after collection and transferred to an ultralow (-80°C) freezer within 48 h."
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
20/
“It will certainly lead to boring names and a lot of confusion,” predicts Linfa Wang. “You should not take political correctness so far that in the end no one is able to distinguish these diseases,” says Christian Drosten"
sciencemag.org/news/2015/05/d…
“It will certainly lead to boring names and a lot of confusion,” predicts Linfa Wang. “You should not take political correctness so far that in the end no one is able to distinguish these diseases,” says Christian Drosten"
sciencemag.org/news/2015/05/d…
21/
Characterization of a New Member of Alphacoronavirus with Unique Genomic Features in Rhinolophus Bats
"The surveillance was performed between November 2004 to November 2014 in 19 provinces of China."
Is this the RE Ben Hu @BillyBostickson ?
archive.is/G14jU
Characterization of a New Member of Alphacoronavirus with Unique Genomic Features in Rhinolophus Bats
"The surveillance was performed between November 2004 to November 2014 in 19 provinces of China."
Is this the RE Ben Hu @BillyBostickson ?
archive.is/G14jU
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Special Features of Bat Microbiota Differ From Those of Terrestrial Mammals
"Briefly, a 3-mm wing membrane biopsy specimen from wild bats was obtained for DNA extraction by the DNeasy Tissue Kit (QIAGEN)."
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Special Features of Bat Microbiota Differ From Those of Terrestrial Mammals
"Briefly, a 3-mm wing membrane biopsy specimen from wild bats was obtained for DNA extraction by the DNeasy Tissue Kit (QIAGEN)."
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
23/
07 Jan 2019
Characterization of a filovirus (Měnglà virus) from Rousettus bats in China @BillyBostickson
et al., Lin-Fa Wang & Zheng-Li Shi
nature.com/articles/s4156…
07 Jan 2019
Characterization of a filovirus (Měnglà virus) from Rousettus bats in China @BillyBostickson
et al., Lin-Fa Wang & Zheng-Li Shi
nature.com/articles/s4156…
24/
"To obtain the whole genome sequence, a liver sample of bat9447 was processed for next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis."
@BillyBostickson
"To obtain the whole genome sequence, a liver sample of bat9447 was processed for next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis."
@BillyBostickson
25/
"The virus was named Měnglà virus (MLAV) after its place of discovery (Chinese name: 勐腊; Pingyin: měnglà; IPA: mǝ̀ŋlâ)."
I hereby name SARS-CoV-2 the "Wuhan Coronavirus"
@uacjess @WhereIsYanLing @BillyBostickson
"The virus was named Měnglà virus (MLAV) after its place of discovery (Chinese name: 勐腊; Pingyin: měnglà; IPA: mǝ̀ŋlâ)."
I hereby name SARS-CoV-2 the "Wuhan Coronavirus"
@uacjess @WhereIsYanLing @BillyBostickson
26/
"Primary and continuous cell lines derived from
bats (Myotis davidii, Rousettus leschenaultia and Eonycteris spelaea),
humans, monkeys, hamsters and dogs were tested for susceptibility
with VSV-based pseudo-types"
@BillyBostickson @Daoyu15
"Primary and continuous cell lines derived from
bats (Myotis davidii, Rousettus leschenaultia and Eonycteris spelaea),
humans, monkeys, hamsters and dogs were tested for susceptibility
with VSV-based pseudo-types"
@BillyBostickson @Daoyu15
27/
"Licences for bat capture and ethical review and clearances for animal handling procedures were obtained from the WIV (permit no. # WIVA05201202). Bats were captured, anaesthetized and exsanguinated by cardiac puncture. Bat organs were obtained." @BillyBostickson
"Licences for bat capture and ethical review and clearances for animal handling procedures were obtained from the WIV (permit no. # WIVA05201202). Bats were captured, anaesthetized and exsanguinated by cardiac puncture. Bat organs were obtained." @BillyBostickson
28/
Echolocation Calls and Neurophysiological Correlations with Auditory Response Properties in the Inferior Colliculus of Pipistrellus abramus
Feng Luo1,2,5, Jie Ma4, An-An Li2, Fei-Jian Wu2, Qi-Cai Chen2, and Shu-Yi Zhang3,*
(Accepted March 6, 2007)
zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/46.5/…
Echolocation Calls and Neurophysiological Correlations with Auditory Response Properties in the Inferior Colliculus of Pipistrellus abramus
Feng Luo1,2,5, Jie Ma4, An-An Li2, Fei-Jian Wu2, Qi-Cai Chen2, and Shu-Yi Zhang3,*
(Accepted March 6, 2007)
zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/46.5/…
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"Seven female and 5 male bats (Pipistrellus
abramus) were captured by mist netting above the
lawn from July to Sept. on the campus of Central
China Normal University (114°33'N, 30°35'E),
Wuhan, Hubei, China" @BillyBostickson
"Seven female and 5 male bats (Pipistrellus
abramus) were captured by mist netting above the
lawn from July to Sept. on the campus of Central
China Normal University (114°33'N, 30°35'E),
Wuhan, Hubei, China" @BillyBostickson
30/
"These bats were housed in a temperature- and
humidity-controlled cage and were given unlimited
access to larvae of Tenebrio molitor and water."
@BillyBostickson @Daoyu15 @uacjess @WhereIsYanLing
"These bats were housed in a temperature- and
humidity-controlled cage and were given unlimited
access to larvae of Tenebrio molitor and water."
@BillyBostickson @Daoyu15 @uacjess @WhereIsYanLing
31/
"To record echolocation calls of these bats, we
released each bat in an empty room"
"To record echolocation calls of these bats, we
released each bat in an empty room"
32/
Surgical procedures
"Procedures were in accordance with NIH guidelines for experiments involving vertebrate animals"
Surgical procedures
"Procedures were in accordance with NIH guidelines for experiments involving vertebrate animals"
33/
What a career! One that requires you to torture animals to manipulate the tiniest particles of life, the deaths of millions under your microscope. And your field trips make the poorest countries in the world your playground.
What a career! One that requires you to torture animals to manipulate the tiniest particles of life, the deaths of millions under your microscope. And your field trips make the poorest countries in the world your playground.
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