Ben Hu has got some explaining to do!

"SL-CoV Rs4874 & Rs7327 encode an ORFX with a longer coding region"

(Hu Ben et al., unpublished results)

Pages 21, 56, 67:

"Reverse Genetic System of Bat SARS-like Covs & Function of ORFX"

WIV Thesis (Zeng, 2017) found by @TheSeeker268
WIV wanted to replicate Menachery's experiments (2015/2016) to see if the 11 novel SARSr-COV strains could also replicate in hACE2 mice:
"Animal infection experiments indicated SL-CoV WIV1 & SHC014 could replicate efficiently & caused low pathogenesis in ACE2 transgenic mice"
From Zeng et al (2016) (same Zeng as 2017 thesis)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Referring to:
"A SARS-like cluster of circulating bat coronaviruses shows potential for human emergence." (Menachery et al 2015)
&
"SARS-like WIV1-CoV poised for human emergence. (Menachery et al , 2016)
Which exact two viruses Ben HU chose to use we are not sure yet, one maybe from this series of 11 discussed above, hopefully we will find out soon.
Ben Hu wished to replicate these US experiments in his state funded project using at least one of the 11 novel strains identified.
Important elements are the historical context, techniques used (Menachery, Baric, etc) and the flow/aims of experiments.
fba.help/blog/chinese-m…
Even Baric smelled a Rat in "SARS-CoV-2: Combating Coronavirus Emergence"
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Zeng 2016 refers to:
Bat SARS-Like CoV WIV1 Encodes an Extra Accessory Protein, ORFX, Involved in Modulation of Host Immune Response
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Send him Zeng's Thesis!
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