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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Sep 2020

      Congratulations to headline writers on bringing the marginalized Lamarckian perspective to viruses. A+++.pic.twitter.com/5dCpqlCL1q

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Sep 2020

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      Saying "viruses are mutating" in real life is like saying "fish are swimming". In movies, it means something terrible has occurred. In science, it means time has passed. More transmissible? Maybe. Founder effects in an overdispersed pandemic? Also maybe.https://twitter.com/MoNscience/status/1308842070786924544 …

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      Nsikan Akpan, PhDVerified account @MoNscience
      I don't get why The Post is pushing this narrative around one coronavirus mutation when: A) It's a founder mutation that hasn't functionally changed how this virus operates. B) Their sources (@K_G_Andersen) are telling them that. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/23/houston-coronavirus-mutations/ … pic.twitter.com/LG2rYXWpHp
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        1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 Sep 2020

          Tragically, it seems no longer possible for an ordinary person (without some background in the science *and* a lot of time in their hands) to be informed of the state of the pandemic by reading most traditional media outlets frequently. Better to catch up every other week or so.

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        1. Jean Pierre Dupays‏ @dupays 24 Sep 2020
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          Blame movies. The virus has mutated. OMG, we’re all going to die! All life mutates, no life without mutation. Panta rhei.

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        1. Dak (David A. Keldsen)‏ @d_a_keldsen 24 Sep 2020
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          Thanks for mentioning the founder effect. I had to look that up, and learned something new. I’ve seen this in simulation, but didn’t know it had a name.

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