Wuhan Flu update.

[LukSkyFokker]

A good read and they've made their case.

The paper is in two parts. The first part argues FOR a zoonotic origin while the second part argues AGAINST a lab release.

For the first part. The authors, while making a case for a zoonotic origin freely admit that no such origin has been found to date. The scatter graph strongly suggests that the epicenter is the local wet market, a market in close proximity to the lab. That the virus should spread from a location that is frequented by hoards of people is quite normal and should surprise no one. Lastly no mention is made of the lab workers that were hospitalized in late Nov./early Dec. or 2019.

As to the second part. The authors build a case around the fact that no EPIDEMIC has ever been traced back to any lab engaged in such research. That is a valid statement (the SARS issue dropped out in that it basically was a purposeful release). The key word here is EPIDEMIC. Lab workers have been infected in the past fortunately those infections were contained to the few that were infected and no epidemic resulted.

They then go into a discussion as to how the DNA sequence that created the unique spike protein MIGHT have arisen in a zoonotic host. That portion of the discussion will have to be addressed by geneticists.

All in all they've made their case albeit what they've presented, while plausible, is still inconclusive.

Science is a debate, an ongoing debate. What is taken as fact today is proven to be wrong tomorrow. This paper is likely to provoke even more papers. Those that support the authors hypothesis and papers that will argue against said hypothesis. Let the scientific fight begin.

Do you mean like water will soon be proven to be carbon-based?

 

[Pookie]

Do you mean like water will soon be proven to be carbon-based?

Well, Harpy, AJ, et al may be what he is referring to.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Do you mean like water will soon be proven to be carbon-based?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBg1iGpU0AItpbk.jpg

 

[LukSkyFokker]

Well, Harpy, AJ, et al may be what he is referring to.

Those clowns are plant-based.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBg1iGpU0AItpbk.jpg

Cap!

 

[rockcasbah]

When Americans all speak Mandarin, will the official version be nature favors a slanted eye… or glorious victory through science?

 

[LukSkyFokker]

When Americans all speak Mandarin, will the official version be nature favors a slanted eye… or glorious victory through science?

You clowns are still speaking French. Hush.