Unexpected novel Merbecovirus discoveries in agricultural sequencing datasets from Wuhan, China

In this study we document the unexpected discovery of multiple coronaviruses and a BSL-3 pathogen in agricultural cotton and rice sequencing datasets. In particular, we have identified a novel HKU5-related Merbecovirus in a cotton dataset sequenced by the Huazhong Agricultural University in 2017. We have also found an infectious clone sequence containing a novel HKU4-relatedContinue reading “Unexpected novel Merbecovirus discoveries in agricultural sequencing datasets from Wuhan, China”

Feng Zijian, the Deputy DG of China CDC, was the lead member of the Chinese COVID-19 origins epidemiology team

Feng Zijian, the Deputy DG of China CDC, was the lead member of the Chinese COVID-19 origins epidemiology team — So who’s the mystery guy? Well, it turns out he’s the same guy mentioned in the leaked gag notice issued to China CDC in February last year.https://t.co/iGU64nio1J https://t.co/ebbPYUxFsQ

Daszak: With luck, public health control measures may be able to put the demons back in the jar

Daszak, April 2020: “With luck, public health control measures may be able to put the demons (we released) back in the jar” Escaping Pandora’s Box — Another Novel Coronavirus David M. MorensPeter DaszakJeffery K. Taubenberger https://t.co/oyfIR8KCrRvia @FabienColombo https://t.co/hE3HVK21c8