Starting to see some prominent scientists misinterpreting the IC report #OriginsOfCovid
Why haven't they learnt their lesson yet? Gain of function or genetic engineering have not been "debunked" or "ruled out" by the report.
Do we need to repeat 2020?
dni.gov/files/ODNI/doc…
Why haven't they learnt their lesson yet? Gain of function or genetic engineering have not been "debunked" or "ruled out" by the report.
Do we need to repeat 2020?
dni.gov/files/ODNI/doc…
IC report on genetic engineering:
"Most agencies also assess with low confidence that SARS-CoV-2 probably was not genetically engineered; however, two agencies believe there was not sufficient evidence to make an assessment either way."
Low confidence. Not sufficient evidence.
"Most agencies also assess with low confidence that SARS-CoV-2 probably was not genetically engineered; however, two agencies believe there was not sufficient evidence to make an assessment either way."
Low confidence. Not sufficient evidence.
Do we also need to walk a genetically engineered origin from conspiracy theory ➡️ extremely unlikely ➡️ plausible enough that it's a toss-up?
https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/1431646295823880194
We're talking about 🇨🇳 1st BSL4 facility, one of their prized virus research institutes, with known military collaborations & confidentiality protocols - some reports/theses sealed for up to 20 years - could we be underestimating the amount of genetic engineering and perhaps GOF?
Please save the debunking and ruling out for when we actually get access to lab records and better intelligence.
Why are there so few people on this island where it's clear that likelihoods cannot yet be confidently estimated?
Can the funders please stop teasing us with these tidbits:
You said that EcoHealth Alliance+WIV had proposed genetically engineering MERS-related coronaviruses. What were they doing?
You said that EcoHealth Alliance+WIV had proposed genetically engineering MERS-related coronaviruses. What were they doing?
https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/1421210597824221188
You said that the EcoHealth Alliance and WIV proposed to genetically engineer novel bat coronaviruses and MERS-CoV at the WIV to understand how this "affected how the viruses grew in the laboratory or behaved in mice infected with the viruses".
grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
By any chance, were furin cleavage sites being moved around in novel bat coronaviruses?
The sequence in MERS is PRSVR.
The sequence in SARS2 is PRRAR.
Both have an RXXR type functional furin recognition motif. SARS2 even has an extra R.
The sequence in MERS is PRSVR.
The sequence in SARS2 is PRRAR.
Both have an RXXR type functional furin recognition motif. SARS2 even has an extra R.
This information actually sits right here in the USA.
Has anyone been able to look at the communications and documents shared between EcoHealth Alliance and their diverse funders?
Has anyone been able to look at the communications and documents shared between EcoHealth Alliance and their diverse funders?
Depending on what the answer is and whether the work was also being done at BSL2, we might need to already start preparing for a MERS2 outbreak in a city where it is entirely unexpected. At which point some experts will misinform us that that region has a history of MERS.
Never forget.
https://twitter.com/ayjchan/status/1404942683785863170
Borrowing a line from @R_H_Ebright we need to re-evaluate the reading comprehension skills of scientists and journalists claiming that the US IC ruled 4 against 1 for lab origins.
Not providing context on confidence levels & the 3 "Don't Know"s results in miscommunication.
Not providing context on confidence levels & the 3 "Don't Know"s results in miscommunication.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
