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Philipp Markolin
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Science blogger and communicator:
www.protagonist-science.com

Mein investigatives Buch über die Insider-Geschichte hinter der COVID-19 Ursprungskontroverse jetzt exklusiv auf Deutsch erhältlich:
www.lab-leak-fever.com
Zhengli's team has done the work here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

It just shows that bat-to-bat ACE2 variety spans a larger diversity than bat-to-human ACE2 variety; with some generalist viruses being able to infect human & some bat species, but not all bat species.
www.biorxiv.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Oh, I think I do.

Bat ACE2's are quite diverse between bat species

The authors used bat cells from spanish R. ferrumequinum bats (blue); whereas BANAL viruses originally came from R. malayanus bats (red)

SC2 will most likely replicate in the "right" R.mal bat cell lines; see below:
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
lol gotta give that one a 👍
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Funny you should mention ... my latest bsky.app/profile/phil...
New:
The current “AI race” media frenzy, whether framed as productivity revolution, Chinese competition, or AGI salvation, is either largely myth-making or missing the most crucial point.

So let me challenge that frenzy with a different story.

1/
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The AI Race to Reboot Feudalism
Let's be honest about why they gamble everything
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Wrote about this robber-mogul playbook in my latest bsky.app/profile/phil...
New:
The current “AI race” media frenzy, whether framed as productivity revolution, Chinese competition, or AGI salvation, is either largely myth-making or missing the most crucial point.

So let me challenge that frenzy with a different story.

1/
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
The AI Race to Reboot Feudalism
Let's be honest about why they gamble everything
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Reposted by Philipp Markolin
"Instead, their interests are maximizing profit and market power. The AI industry is no different, and educators should repudiate its false promises."

www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

Read more here: bsky.app/profile/oliv...

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October 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
My latest is about this bsky.app/profile/phil...
New:
The current “AI race” media frenzy, whether framed as productivity revolution, Chinese competition, or AGI salvation, is either largely myth-making or missing the most crucial point.

So let me challenge that frenzy with a different story.

1/
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
The AI Race to Reboot Feudalism
Let's be honest about why they gamble everything
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
New:
The current “AI race” media frenzy, whether framed as productivity revolution, Chinese competition, or AGI salvation, is either largely myth-making or missing the most crucial point.

So let me challenge that frenzy with a different story.

1/
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
The AI Race to Reboot Feudalism
Let's be honest about why they gamble everything
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM