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2023-07-23 Science & Technology

On March 17, 2020, a paper entitled "The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2" was published in the scientific journal Nature Medicine (1). The paper assessed the genome sequence of SARS-CoV-2 and concluded, "Our analyses clearly show that SARS-CoV-2 is not a laboratory construct or a purposefully manipulated virus" and "we do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible."

This paper played an influential role—indeed, the central role—in communicating the false narrative that science established that SARS-CoV-2 entered humans through natural spillover, and not through research-related spillover (2-8).

Email messages and direct messages via the messaging program Slack among authors of the paper obtained under FOIA or by the U.S. Congress and publicly released in full in July 2023 (2-8), show, incontrovertibly, that the authors did not believe the conclusions of the paper at the time the paper was written, at the time the paper was submitted for publication, and at the time the paper was published. They thus show that the paper was, and is, the product of scientific fraud and scientific misconduct.

It is imperative that this clearly fraudulent and clearly damaging paper be removed from the scientific literature.

We, the undersigned, call upon the editors of Nature Medicine to retract and remove the paper.

All I can do is hope this is a start. I'd like to request the moderators roll this forward daily for about a week or so, to see if we can get this to spread. At least we can make the idiots who manage the censorship work at their damn jobs.

Rolled over. Snowy Thing also posted the tweet below for Sunday — I thought our discussions would be aided by stacking both posts together.

—trailing wife for the moderators
23. July at 12:35 a.m. ET

Select Slack Quotes From The Authors of "Proximal Origins..."

The 2020 "Proximal Origin" paper falsely claimed science showed COVID-19 did not have a lab origin. Newly released messages from the authors show they did not believe the conclusions of the paper and show the paper is the product of scientific fraud and scientific misconduct.... pic.twitter.com/61daITfmA9
— Richard H. Ebright (@R_H_Ebright) July 22, 2023

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#1 I wanted to quote tweet some stuff from twitter, but it's not working.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2023-07-22 15:47|| 2023-07-22 15:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Here's Richard H. Ebright's thoughts on the petition on twitter.

And here's Nate Silver's.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2023-07-22 15:50|| 2023-07-22 15:50|| Front Page Top

Also the notion that we can just wipe the slate clean and assess the *current* state of the COVID origins debate as though everyone has been acting in good faith is obviously wrong. One side (natural origins) has engaged in gross misconduct to manipulate public opinion. https://t.co/R0o3K9OGlA
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 21, 2023

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2023-07-22 16:13|| 2023-07-22 16:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, great, now it works but it posts twice.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2023-07-22 16:13|| 2023-07-22 16:13|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ No prob, I'll fix it wen I go up for dinner.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-22 16:50|| 2023-07-22 16:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Thanks.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2023-07-22 18:56|| 2023-07-22 18:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Those that signed off expressing their "expert" opinions stating: "Our analyses clearly show that SARS-CoV-2 is not a laboratory construct or a purposefully manipulated virus" and "we do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible." .

Should never be allowed to express or let alone considered an authority on any medical/lab related subject hereafter.

🤫 Maybe the media will investigate, to see if any $$$$$$, position, or a reward was given for their "expert opinion".🤫

Posted by NN2N1 2023-07-23 07:26|| 2023-07-23 07:26|| Front Page Top

#8 🤫 Maybe the media will investigate, to see if any $$$$$$, position, or a reward was given for their "expert opinion".🤫

You're just being silly, now.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-07-23 08:29|| 2023-07-23 08:29|| Front Page Top

#9 nn: during the time period in question there was a roughly 9 million dollar grant application by one of the authors on Fauci's desk for consideration.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2023-07-23 21:55|| 2023-07-23 21:55|| Front Page Top

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