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@nytimes columnist. Author: Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means To Be Alive http://carlzimmer.com  & http://carlzimmer.carrd.co/ 

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    Carl Zimmer‏Verified account @carlzimmer 6 May 2020

    My Twitter ramblings yesterday have crystallized into a short piece on #covid19 mutations:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/health/coronavirus-mutation-transmission.html …

    11:12 AM - 6 May 2020
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      2. Carl Zimmer‏Verified account @carlzimmer 6 May 2020

        Likewise, @edyong209 is on ithttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/coronavirus-strains-transmissible/611239/ …

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      3. Carl Zimmer‏Verified account @carlzimmer 6 May 2020

        A few key tips for reporting on mutation preprints...

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      4. Carl Zimmer‏Verified account @carlzimmer 6 May 2020

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        Whoops—bad threading. You can read the tips starting here:https://twitter.com/carlzimmer/status/1258097769723637761 …

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        1. Mutations happen. Especially in viruses.
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      2. John J Filson‏ @JJFilson 6 May 2020
        Replying to @carlzimmer

        When someone publishes a potentially momentous paper, especially not-peer reviewed, and does not respond to a ‘request for comment’ [especially to a widely read/respected science journalist as @carlzimmer], that is immediately suspicious. I wonder what is really going on?

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      3. Wick‏ @lmnop4676 6 May 2020
        Replying to @JJFilson @carlzimmer

        Money is going on lol

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      1. Linda Glaser‏ @LindaGlaser1 6 May 2020
        Replying to @carlzimmer

        Thanks much for this -- I was one of those people this preprint was making more anxious...

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      2. duelittle2‏ @duelittle2 6 May 2020
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        P.13 _ It has been shown that for cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2, ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are indispensable D614G mutation discussion https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.04.075911v1.full.pdf … camostat mesilate inhibits the protease TMPRSS2 https://neurosciencenews.com/tmprss2-coronavirus-treatment-15873/ …pic.twitter.com/JmZrfsbs4O

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      3. duelittle2‏ @duelittle2 6 May 2020
        Replying to @duelittle2 @carlzimmer

        human recombinant soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hrs ACE2) https://med.ubc.ca/news/ubc-led-study-finds-trial-drug-can-significantly-block-early-stages-of-covid-19-in-engineered-human-tissues/ … https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE147863 … https://cell.com/pb-assets/products/coronavirus/CELL_CELL-D-20-00739.pdf … https://eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/228393.php … https://apeiron-biologics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200402_APEIRON_Phase-2-EU-trial_APN01_ENG.pdf____________ … -

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      1. Gary C .. Get the Shot & shut the fuck up ...‏ @godlesshelp 6 May 2020
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        that's reason #26 why you need to stop it FAST #COVID

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