I already did tell you why the media anthrax had more silica. It was because it was an earlier step in processing. The silica can then be removed through repeated centrifugation. Ed, as was explained under oath, Dwight Adams did not feel comfortable with telling the Senate Staffers certain things. That is the way it should be. It would be against basic investigative technique to disclose all you know — such as signatures. Moreover, as Agent Lambert (or was it Director Mueller) has explained, it might allow biodefense measures to be spoofed. Due to the absorption by the exosporium, even after the silica has been removed, you get this big spike in the EDX. The scholarly articles relied upon by Professor Meselson (relating to the natural tendency to absorb silicon) do serve a purpose in explaining why silica was detected even though none could be seen (in the same way his curiously persistent claims about Sverdlosk might have led to stricter standards in meat inspection.
Yes, but that is EXACTLY what I said, too.
So, you have added nothing. Are you just agreeing with my analysis?
I thought you had some notion of them ADDING silica, then REMOVING it, then ADDING it back again.