Ralph Baric was upset after hACE2 transgenic mice he’d sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology were misappropriated and put to unapproved uses. When he saw SARS-CoV-2 matched DEFUSE, with a furin cleavage site and a spike 22% divergent from SARS1, did he see history repeating?
Page 28 of Baric’s House testimony he said he had an MTA to give WIV his mice, per NIH collaboration guidelines.
The US cleared Baric giving the ACE-2 mice to China. There’s paperwork, apparently.
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What are you blasting, it depends which sequence for SARS-1 I choose (Tor2, Urbani, whatever), but its all about 24% divergent
Nov 4, 2025 · 8:45 AM UTC
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