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Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse (150 virologists condemn Republican congressional oversight, dismiss the lab leak hypothesis as "unfounded", cheer gain-of-function research, and call "ill-informed" those who disagree)
American Society of Microbiologists ^ | January 26, 2023 | 150 Virologists

Posted on 01/29/2023 8:15:26 PM PST by DoodleBob

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1 posted on 01/29/2023 8:15:26 PM PST by DoodleBob
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To: DoodleBob

COVID didn’t bring the world to its knees. The governments did.

They can come up with all the different vaccines they want. I will never get a vaccine for anything from here on out.


2 posted on 01/29/2023 8:18:38 PM PST by roving ( Pronouns- libs/suk)
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To: DoodleBob

Follow the money.

These $cient$s” fear their feeding at the public trough ending.


3 posted on 01/29/2023 8:18:46 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: DoodleBob

Lowlifes. Morons. Should all hang for crimes against humanity.

“Despite the paucity of evidence for a laboratory-origin of SARS-CoV-2, discussion of this possibility has driven a second controversy to the forefront of science policy discussion: the use of gain-of-function approaches in virology.”

Ok. It was a bat at a wet market.


4 posted on 01/29/2023 8:25:07 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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To: DoodleBob
The opinions expressed reflect those of the authors..

The 'author's' opinions are appalling and politically suspect. The actions taken by governments around the world in response
to these virologists admonitions have crippled economies, burdened social interactions, and retarded the education of countless children.

The hubris of these 'scientists' is vomit inducing.

5 posted on 01/29/2023 8:25:20 PM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: lightman
Meanwhile the unjabbed keep living...


6 posted on 01/29/2023 8:31:08 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: DoodleBob

Seems to me there is an abundance of NIH activity. It is mostly coming from that source. Maybe they should be thouroughly be investigated.


7 posted on 01/29/2023 8:31:41 PM PST by Maris Crane
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To: roving
"I will never get a vaccine for anything from here on out."

Ditto!

8 posted on 01/29/2023 8:33:10 PM PST by The Duke (Never Retreat, Never Surrender!)
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To: Maris Crane

150 virologists declare themselves appropriate for the Nuremberg 2.0 tribunals.


9 posted on 01/29/2023 8:33:37 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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No funding was used to support this commentary, but we wish to disclose funding from agencies received by authors.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

How many are soroz sponsored NGO’s?


10 posted on 01/29/2023 8:36:20 PM PST by thinden (buckle up ....)
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So.....Republican oversight bad, but Dem ‘oversight’ with the goal of empowering the goobermint at the people’s expense and doing an end run around the consent of the governned, just hunky dory? Yes?? Go inject yourselves, virologists!


11 posted on 01/29/2023 8:42:14 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: DoodleBob

“Brought to you by Pfizer”


12 posted on 01/29/2023 8:51:43 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: DoodleBob
I personally know at least one of the authors. This is just an opinion piece that speaks to the importance of funding ongoing virology research. I'm sure that many of the authors/co-signatories are concerned that all virological research will get lumped in with the type of gain of function research that was done in Wuhan. That said, I strongly disagree that the zoonoses theory of Covid-19 is the most likely. From the beginning it was always most likely a leak from the Wuhan lab where they were mutating the spike protein to target human receptors - like ACE2.
13 posted on 01/29/2023 8:57:28 PM PST by neverevergiveup
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No different than the Librarians and Pediatricians demanding that they left alone to Groom and Mutilate kids.


14 posted on 01/29/2023 8:58:34 PM PST by BobL
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The gaslighting continues...as expected, given that a multibillion-dollar enterprise now hangs in the balance.

I’ve posted before how this ‘gain of function’ term is a red herring...to deaf ears.

But alrighty, then. /s


15 posted on 01/29/2023 9:14:32 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: DoodleBob

These Virologists should volunteer to be guinea pigs.


16 posted on 01/29/2023 10:07:43 PM PST by Revel
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To: roving
COVID didn’t bring the world to its knees. The governments did!

You're absolutely correct.

Virology is also pseudoscience.

I'll say again, SARS-CoV-2 supposedly virus they say that cause Covid-19 infection is nonexistent. If doesn't exist, there's no lab leak.  It's all hoax and scaremongering...

All other so-called human pathogenic virus not even to cause disease.

Dr. Stefan Lanka: “All claims about viruses as pathogens are false!” 

Read the link.

https://greatreject.org/dr-stefan-lanka-claims-about-viruses-are-false/

17 posted on 01/29/2023 10:14:25 PM PST by wannabegeek
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Thanks for the link. I posted an NPR article about this earlier today.

This is probably about bird flu experiments. They were manipulating bird flu virus years ago (2007 I think) And the government shut them down.

Now there is a report that minks in Spain are spreading it too each other, so they want to manipulate the virus with the excuse they need to do this to make a vaccine.

And I also posted that Ecohealth got Dept of defense money to build a biolab here in the Philippines to do research on wild animal viruses that could infect humans.

These are probably legitimate research projects, but when they continue to lie about covid, I don't trust them.

18 posted on 01/30/2023 12:20:04 AM PST by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: neverevergiveup
This strikes me as a very presumptuous position that these learned virologists believe they are entitled to. I guess the plebeians just don’t get a vote. Professional ethics is weak.

My opinions.

19 posted on 01/30/2023 12:42:11 AM PST by Hootowl99
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To: Grimmy

I wish, Grimmy.


20 posted on 01/30/2023 1:33:22 AM PST by Maris Crane
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