I'm watching the first official House hearing on COVID's origins (!)
Among the experts testifying is Stanford's David Relman, who I hear works with the U.S. intelligence community.
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Among the experts testifying is Stanford's David Relman, who I hear works with the U.S. intelligence community.
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You might recognize Relman from a 2014 forum where he asked Ralph Baric, a gain of function researcher on coronaviruses, about whether he makes viruses more virulent & transmissible.
I'm not a body language expert but Baric seemed uncomfortable.
I'm not a body language expert but Baric seemed uncomfortable.
We're also hearing from University of Iowa's Stanley Perlman. Perlman recently cosigned a second letter shooting down lab leak theory in The Lancet organized by EcoHealth President Peter Daszak. thelancet.com
Relman on The Lancet letter organized by Daszak:
โI share with you your concern about statements that donโt properly reflect what we know and donโt know. โฆ People should make clear when they express a point of view whether itโs an opinionโฆ It did have a chilling effect."
โI share with you your concern about statements that donโt properly reflect what we know and donโt know. โฆ People should make clear when they express a point of view whether itโs an opinionโฆ It did have a chilling effect."
Relman: Some research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology "I view as particularly risky."
Specifically refers to a chimeric virus with properties that Baric described as "poised" to evolve to infect humans.
Specifically refers to a chimeric virus with properties that Baric described as "poised" to evolve to infect humans.
โIf there is further evidence that perhaps accidents occurred in the conduct of science, we will be forced to have further discussion โ beyond what weโve already had in this country [like the 2014 forum ^^] โ about where there is risk that perhaps deserves special attention.โ
Perlman acknowledges that saying China had been "transparent" with information about COVID in The Lancet was premature
"If I was smart I would have thought about those nuances back then."
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"If I was smart I would have thought about those nuances back then."
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It appears Perlman no longer supports The Lancet letter's premise that the lab leak hypothesis is a conspiracy theory. That makes 7 signatories that have changed their view: abcnews.go.com
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