https://t.co/ND56gVGOAn
1. WIV Research groups (archived pages) for Reference
dsRNA viruses molecular biology
https://t.co/lwrQoo6ygG
(if you see any that are not archived, please archive them with https://t.co/mA4co7ioje or https://t.co/ix3lTqChM0 or wayback machine)
Page 1: https://t.co/mqLwUCtN9U
Page 2: https://t.co/ssW1jfRaop
https://t.co/kuLGuzNVJG
Archived: https://t.co/HrcpXmh2RV
Probably Number 1 will be the Emerging Viruses Group directed by Shi Zhengli, and specifically its research aims and projects
https://t.co/pgwifkCDCW
2. Emerging Viruses Grouphttps://t.co/ND56gVGOAn pic.twitter.com/SaepAYhaOg
— Billy Bostickson \U0001f3f4\U0001f441&\U0001f441 \U0001f193 (@BillyBostickson) January 18, 2021
https://t.co/wEJOE9jmfv Tks @TheSeeker268
973 Program
Research on molecular mechanism of important viruses' cross-species infection and transmission
(2011.1-2015.12)
Type II enveloped virus invasion mechanism
(2010.1-2014.12)
(12th 5-Year) Funding Project
Survey on the status of coronavirus carried by rodents and small mammals in Guangdong, Yunnan and other regions (2014.1-2016.12)
Major project-Discovery, isolation and identification, distribution characteristics, genetic evolution and pathogenicity of human pathogens carried by bats
(2013.1-2017.12)
Youth Fund-Functional Research on the SARS-like Coronavirus Specific Gene orfX (2015.1-2017.12)
Youth Fund-Research on interferon response and inflammatory response caused by RNA virus infection of bat cells (2015.1-2017.12)
International (China-Singapore) Cooperation & Exchange Project-New pathogen detection technology for SARS or MERS-like emerging infectious diseases (2017-2019.12.31)
Investigation of main natural hosts and vector insect virus pathogens in Yunnan (2013.6.1-2018.5.31)
Knowledge Innovation Project of the CAS
Infectious Diseases and Biosafety Network Center
(2011.1-2014.6)
(2011.1-2013.12)
Project funded by China-Africa Joint Research Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prevention and control of pathogenic microorganisms and epidemics in Africa
(2016.1-2018.12)
Published papers-SCI included (47)
https://t.co/3WvyWZBlrH
Published papers-non-SCI indexed (37) Same page
https://t.co/3WvyWZBlrH
(1992 - 2014)
(What is PPE)
https://t.co/FJeRzUruL1
Senior Officers
https://t.co/kQb2sk5kft
PhD Students
https://t.co/l1iYnkBPr4
Doctoral students (16 people) and masters (14)
https://t.co/9NVHby2IVo
The Past is like a Song
https://t.co/bAeEqiY0Ai
Investigation of important natural hosts and vector insect virus pathogens in my country" launched
Central government portal https://t.co/eGoCuNbgrg at 09:07 on June 24, 2013
https://t.co/eo3aEb1J4S
Beginning & end of U.S. virus transformation monitoring
Alex Cui, Ph.D. US Computational Biology scientist
"The most dangerous man-made virus"
Virologists scramble to transform virus research and raise public safety concerns
https://t.co/CzY6edTj5g
@BillyBostickson @TheSeeker268 @interne41914499 Likely we are just going over well trodden ground but you never know what you may find when doing that, especially with the wisdom of hindsight.
More from Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓
PCR Drosten Fail Compilation
1. Ten Fatal Errors: Scientists Attack Paper That Established Global PCR Driven Lockdown
https://t.co/25p88F2xu6
2. Review report Corman-Drosten et al.
https://t.co/8rlT4MWoyI
3. Consequences of false
PCR Drosten Fail Compilation
4. Files for download
https://t.co/SqDrZjB9em
5. Addendum
https://t.co/IygCWvnAsP
6. False positives in reverse transcription PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2
https://t.co/HxpSZkzZ7Q
7. Discussion on Retraction
PCR Drosten Fail Compilation
8. 124 Tweet Thread by Bobby Rajesh Malhotra
@Bobby_Network
https://t.co/cdot5yIeuf
9. Another shorter thread by @Bobby_Network
https://t.co/kqFW9GsSeD
10. Thread by Abir Ballan
PCR Drosten Fail Compilation
11. Mini Thread by @Kevin_McKernan
https://t.co/pntydnd80L
12. Another longer thread by @Kevin_McKernan
https://t.co/5hBYIlXFnQ
13.
1. Ten Fatal Errors: Scientists Attack Paper That Established Global PCR Driven Lockdown
https://t.co/25p88F2xu6
2. Review report Corman-Drosten et al.
https://t.co/8rlT4MWoyI
3. Consequences of false
PCR Drosten Fail Compilation
4. Files for download
https://t.co/SqDrZjB9em
5. Addendum
https://t.co/IygCWvnAsP
6. False positives in reverse transcription PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2
https://t.co/HxpSZkzZ7Q
7. Discussion on Retraction
PCR Drosten Fail Compilation
8. 124 Tweet Thread by Bobby Rajesh Malhotra
@Bobby_Network
https://t.co/cdot5yIeuf
9. Another shorter thread by @Bobby_Network
https://t.co/kqFW9GsSeD
10. Thread by Abir Ballan
PCR Drosten Fail Compilation
11. Mini Thread by @Kevin_McKernan
https://t.co/pntydnd80L
12. Another longer thread by @Kevin_McKernan
https://t.co/5hBYIlXFnQ
13.
1/x Fort Detrick History
Mr. Patrick, one of the chief scientists at the Army Biological Warfare Laboratories at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., held five classified US patents for the process of weaponizing anthrax.
2/x
Under Mr. Patrick’s direction, scientists at Fort Detrick developed a tularemia agent that, if disseminated by airplane, could cause casualties & sickness over 1000s mi². In a 10,000 mi² range, it had 90% casualty rate & 50% fatality rate
3/x His team explored Q fever, plague, & Venezuelan equine encephalitis, testing more than 20 anthrax strains to discern most lethal variety. Fort Detrick scientists used aerosol spray systems inside fountain pens, walking sticks, light bulbs, & even in 1953 Mercury exhaust pipes
4/x After retiring in 1986, Mr. Patrick remained one of the world’s foremost specialists on biological warfare & was a consultant to the CIA, FBI, & US military. He debriefed Soviet defector Ken Alibek, the deputy chief of the Soviet biowarfare program
https://t.co/sHqSaTSqtB
5/x Back in Time
In 1949 the Army created a small team of chemists at "Camp Detrick" called Special Operations Division. Its assignment was to find military uses for toxic bacteria. The coercive use of toxins was a new field, which fascinated Allen Dulles, later head of the CIA
Mr. Patrick, one of the chief scientists at the Army Biological Warfare Laboratories at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., held five classified US patents for the process of weaponizing anthrax.
2/x
Under Mr. Patrick’s direction, scientists at Fort Detrick developed a tularemia agent that, if disseminated by airplane, could cause casualties & sickness over 1000s mi². In a 10,000 mi² range, it had 90% casualty rate & 50% fatality rate
3/x His team explored Q fever, plague, & Venezuelan equine encephalitis, testing more than 20 anthrax strains to discern most lethal variety. Fort Detrick scientists used aerosol spray systems inside fountain pens, walking sticks, light bulbs, & even in 1953 Mercury exhaust pipes
4/x After retiring in 1986, Mr. Patrick remained one of the world’s foremost specialists on biological warfare & was a consultant to the CIA, FBI, & US military. He debriefed Soviet defector Ken Alibek, the deputy chief of the Soviet biowarfare program
https://t.co/sHqSaTSqtB
5/x Back in Time
In 1949 the Army created a small team of chemists at "Camp Detrick" called Special Operations Division. Its assignment was to find military uses for toxic bacteria. The coercive use of toxins was a new field, which fascinated Allen Dulles, later head of the CIA
1. Omicron Thread - A Compilation of Opinions
"finally, the time has slip and slid its slimy course through to us - and we're the vicious bastards of the new generation. we do not relent, and we should not be held to account for our ancestral faults"
https://t.co/mhJO6yOQRE
2. The Letter Chosen by the WHO
"It's amazing that the Xi variant seems to have somehow managed to evade detection..."
via @readomain
Why 'Omicron', Not 'Nu' or 'Xi'?
WHO Says Two Letters in Greek Alphabet Jumped to 'Avoid Stigma'
https://t.co/xnGR9XK2tF
3. The Omicron variant has been found in nearly every province of South Africa, as well as Botswana, Belgium, Israel, UK and Hong Kong.
This month, Israel held an exercise, The “Omega Exercise”, meant to prepare for a hypothetical, new COVID-19
4. Omicron Infographic
(appeared in Germany and Italy now)
https://t.co/oNFYBH1F1o
5. Overview of Omicron (B.1.1.529) from @nicd_sa
https://t.co/HN9csJqK0z
"finally, the time has slip and slid its slimy course through to us - and we're the vicious bastards of the new generation. we do not relent, and we should not be held to account for our ancestral faults"
https://t.co/mhJO6yOQRE
Here is how B.1.1.529 (#Omicron #B11529) compares to Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta variants.
— nference (@_nference) November 27, 2021
Omicron has highest novel Spike mutations including striking cluster on the "crown" suggesting significant selection pressure & antigenic distinction from prior strains
(Credits: nference) pic.twitter.com/4oZQbjhbG8
2. The Letter Chosen by the WHO
"It's amazing that the Xi variant seems to have somehow managed to evade detection..."
via @readomain
Why 'Omicron', Not 'Nu' or 'Xi'?
WHO Says Two Letters in Greek Alphabet Jumped to 'Avoid Stigma'
https://t.co/xnGR9XK2tF
3. The Omicron variant has been found in nearly every province of South Africa, as well as Botswana, Belgium, Israel, UK and Hong Kong.
This month, Israel held an exercise, The “Omega Exercise”, meant to prepare for a hypothetical, new COVID-19
4. Omicron Infographic
(appeared in Germany and Italy now)
https://t.co/oNFYBH1F1o
5. Overview of Omicron (B.1.1.529) from @nicd_sa
https://t.co/HN9csJqK0z
Prof @Tuliodna is giving an insightful overview of the #NewVariant #B11529 pic.twitter.com/VnFBrj2pOT
— NICD (@nicd_sa) November 25, 2021
More from All
https://t.co/6cRR2B3jBE
Viruses and other pathogens are often studied as stand-alone entities, despite that, in nature, they mostly live in multispecies associations called biofilms—both externally and within the host.
https://t.co/FBfXhUrH5d
Microorganisms in biofilms are enclosed by an extracellular matrix that confers protection and improves survival. Previous studies have shown that viruses can secondarily colonize preexisting biofilms, and viral biofilms have also been described.
...we raise the perspective that CoVs can persistently infect bats due to their association with biofilm structures. This phenomenon potentially provides an optimal environment for nonpathogenic & well-adapted viruses to interact with the host, as well as for viral recombination.
Biofilms can also enhance virion viability in extracellular environments, such as on fomites and in aquatic sediments, allowing viral persistence and dissemination.
Viruses and other pathogens are often studied as stand-alone entities, despite that, in nature, they mostly live in multispecies associations called biofilms—both externally and within the host.
https://t.co/FBfXhUrH5d
Microorganisms in biofilms are enclosed by an extracellular matrix that confers protection and improves survival. Previous studies have shown that viruses can secondarily colonize preexisting biofilms, and viral biofilms have also been described.
...we raise the perspective that CoVs can persistently infect bats due to their association with biofilm structures. This phenomenon potentially provides an optimal environment for nonpathogenic & well-adapted viruses to interact with the host, as well as for viral recombination.
Biofilms can also enhance virion viability in extracellular environments, such as on fomites and in aquatic sediments, allowing viral persistence and dissemination.
