He doesn't say if he used the SARS-COV-1 sequence as part of his analysis. His theory would fall apart pretty fast if the sequences coincide or at least a viable path of mutations can be inferred between them. If a common sequence is interrupted temporarily by an unexpected slice of HIV sequence, he'd probably be onto something.
There were elements associated to Malaria discovered in the sequence at the same time. Are they also new to the beta coronavirus family, or are they a similar random surprise/coincidence exclusive to SARS-COV-2?
> ... he appeared in 2017 alongside Prof. Henri Joyeux, a figurehead of antivaccines, and a joined his voice to denounce the dangerousness of vaccines and compulsory vaccination, believing that there was a risk "with good will at the start, of poisoning the entire population little by little".
If it said that at the start of the article instead of the end, I would have stopped reading right there. He might have had a couple of significant wins 30 years ago, so I have to digress and assume it is the lack of context that makes him sound like an outright dangerous loon to listen to during this pandemic.
ksaj|5 years ago
There were elements associated to Malaria discovered in the sequence at the same time. Are they also new to the beta coronavirus family, or are they a similar random surprise/coincidence exclusive to SARS-COV-2?
> ... he appeared in 2017 alongside Prof. Henri Joyeux, a figurehead of antivaccines, and a joined his voice to denounce the dangerousness of vaccines and compulsory vaccination, believing that there was a risk "with good will at the start, of poisoning the entire population little by little".
If it said that at the start of the article instead of the end, I would have stopped reading right there. He might have had a couple of significant wins 30 years ago, so I have to digress and assume it is the lack of context that makes him sound like an outright dangerous loon to listen to during this pandemic.