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!
1. SARS-CoV-2 variants arise during individual infections virology.ws/2021/04/22/sar…
A study of variation at the genome level indicates that diversity in a single host has been underestimated.
2. This is the story of what the doctors witnessed, over the course of his illness: the evolution of covid-19 inside his body. Before their eyes, they get a hint of what might be to come in the pandemic. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radio…
3. COVID Variants May Arise in People with Compromised Immune Systems
The case history of a U.K. man in his 70s shows how selective “pressures” bring about viral mutations scientificamerican.com/article/covid-…
2. The "anti-racist" keyboard warriors & their fallacies
"this fringe nonsense is promoted by a lot of racists, and we don't need that." Guy
3. "Delete, not only for policy reasons mentioned above, but its implicitly Sinophobic nature in pinning the blame for the virus on China, which ties into a larger trend of anti-Chinese sentiment in the wake of the pandemic."EuanHolewicz432
Not trying to worry people about bed bugs, lice and hostels, but..... arthropod ectoparasites "Have Potential to Bind SARS-CoV-2 via ACE" mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/4…
1. Heparan sulfate from bat & human lung & their binding to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 virus:
"We show that the spike glycoprotein of COVID-19 binds 3.5 times stronger to human lung heparan sulfate than bat lung heparan sulfate."
via @TheSeeker268 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
2. Cluedo:
HEPARAN SULPHATE in the Lab with a Meat Cleaver!