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by shadowgovt 1334 days ago
It's claiming that there are sequences on the viral code that are unlikely to have occurred naturally, but are really convenient for slicing the genetic sequence in a lab context.

Sort of like if you shaved the fur on a hyena and discovered a "THIS END UP" tattoo on its skin.

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Or rather: you have many hyenas without fur, and on the skin you can see scars that suggest the skin has been cut at very specific places, places where you'd normally see operation scars. Now all the discussion has come down to is how likely it is that the positional patterns and the type of scar itself could occur in nature. For example whether Hyena bites and scratches make the same scars as human scalpel.
oh damn! thats very interesting