"For instance, in 2012 we launched the Equivac vaccine, which protects horses from infection and thus prevents transmission of Hendra virus from horses to humans"
26. 2014 - Bat’s immunity may hold key to preventing future Ebola outbreaks (Michele Baker)
If we redirect the immune responses of other species to behave the same way as bats, the high death rate of diseases such as Ebola could be a thing of the past
1. CSIRO helps "developing' China with Biosafety 2. CSIRO teaches Chinese bat virus isolation methodology (Tweet 6) 3. CSIRO - WIV - EHa SARS Paper (2005) Tweet 7 4. PZ, ZLS & LFW at CSIRO 5. PZ & LFW Human & Bat Toll Like Receptors - 2010 (Tweet 11)
34. Summary so far (2)
6. Nipah, Ebola Research and Hendra Vaccine (CSIRO) 7. Bat Immune system & longevity research at CSIRO 8. Bat immune system & longevity research at WIV
9, Live Bat Colony at WIV (and Singapore under LFW)
35. Live Bats at WIV - Myotis Davidii
Why did WIV keep Myotis species bats at WIV in 2017?
Because of their longevity (lifespan up to 37 years)
Growing old, yet staying young: The role of telomeres in bats’ exceptional longevity
36. WIV worked with wild-caught out bred bats and their own colony of live bats (Myotis) as well as splenocytes, tissue and cell lines from these bats.
Primary cells can also harbor latent viruses that can become reactivated during in vitro cultivation when the cells are outside the host and isolated from other components of the immune system that would otherwise control virus replication
39. Repeat (2)
"Cell lines from any species of bat should therefore only be handled under controlled biosafety conditions and thoroughly tested before being used for experimental studies. This is also a limitation when working with wild-caught bats"
In addition to cell lines, there is a need for lab bred bats with known infection status for ex & in vivo experiments. Establishing a wild-caught bat colony is challenging but achievable with sufficient resources to house the bats
This thread began with CSIRO and revealed how CSIRO shared their techniques and research with Chinese Bat Researchers who went on to develop these techniques in China.
Now back to CSIRO - AAHL Lab
51. Beating the world's deadliest viral villains #CSIRO
Baric's hACE2 transgenic mice were shared with the WIV for GOF like virus experiments designed to "assess" the potential for coronaviruses to jump from animals to humans.
2. Baric spills his humanized mice beans to Father Racaniello during a heart rending TWIV confessional in March 2020, admitting he sent his hACE2 mice to WIV in 2018 (as part of the infamous NIAID grant mentioned above):
"Our R01 work shows that bats in South China harbor many SARSr-CoVs (50+), some of which are able to use human ACE2 to enter human cells, infecting humanized mouse models to cause SARS-like illness, and evade available therapies or vaccines"
@breakfast_dogs @gadboit @NLink247 1. Insect cell baculovirus cell cultures become contaminated with insect genomic material. 2. Replication process can lead to presence of viral DNA & cellular components in culture medium. 3. This LEADS to contamination of viral product with baculovirus & insect cell-derived DNA.
@breakfast_dogs @gadboit @NLink247 Contamination
4. Expression of SC-2 Spike RBD Using the Insect Cell-Baculovirus System
1. Brethren, hear me now, for we stand at the precipice of a great & grievous iniquity!
The world has been ensnared by a monstrous conspiracy, a vile machination spun by a clique of scientists, experts, media scribes & state overlords!
🧵2. Let us never forget!
Those who, in their arrogance, have sought to veil the truth of the COVID pestilence!
And I say to you today, that this is no mere error, but a deliberate, diabolical plot to obscure the origins of a plague that has scourged the nations!
🧵3. The Vocabulary of Deception
Let us expose this falsehood, this house of deceit
& the duties of the vigilant in these perilous times!
Oh, what a wretched lexicon these deceivers employ! Their words are cloaked in the garb of science, yet they reek of falsehood & treachery!