I suspect that @maggiekb1 was referring to China as the place where a lot of disease crossovers happen. Wuhan meanwhile is the biggest transportation hub in China. 2+2 = ...
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Replying to @MoNscience @zeynep
I was generally thinking about China in a broader way. There’s just a lot of interface between people and animals happening, because of encroachment on habitats by new development and farming practices. This wasn’t worded super well.
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Replying to @maggiekb1 @MoNscience
Great, thanks! Yeah, I understand the muting. Yes, I understand why China, the country, would want a lab to study zoonosis and why the lab shifted to SARS after, well, SARS. Okay, clarification appreciated.
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Replying to @zeynep @MoNscience
Yup. Thanks. Not my finest piece of writing.
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Replying to @maggiekb1 @MoNscience
Not a problem! Sorry, I asked in replies because it can kinda get overwhelming if I quote tweet (plus folks in my own replies will start having "The Big Argument" when I was asking a question and then I mute my own thread
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Replying to @zeynep @MoNscience
Yup. I get that. I keep my DMs open for this kind of situation, too. Feel free to message that way if you’ve got other questions.
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(Will do! Would you rather I delete the thread? Wasn't trying to have people have The Big Argument in my mentions either). It was a very specific claim and I'd have wanted a source for it (I live right next to the Baric Lab in the US, BSL-3
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Replying to @zeynep @MoNscience
If you wouldn't mind. I'm suspecting it's gonna end up being a LOT otherwise. Thank you!
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