According to the officials familiar with the intelligence, RaTG13 is not regarded as the immediate precursor of the virus behind SAR-CoV-2, the formal name for the coronavirus.
“RaTG13 is significant for other reasons having to do with its potential as a backbone for the creation of a parthenogenic chimeric virus,” one official said. “It is also significant given the suspect behavior of PRC scientists regarding disclosure of information about this virus and the clouded and questionable nature of previous disclosures about its origin, genomic structure and laboratory experimentation.”
Steven C. Quay, a prominent virologist who took part in a State Department study of the virus, revealed in a scientific analysis made public in January that RaTG13 “is not a pristine biological entity but shows evidence of genetic manipulation in the laboratory.”
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These cities are striving to develop talent, support expansion, and improve economic opportunity.
Here s a look at some of the projects the Raleigh and Durham innovation offices are focused on.
This article is part of a series focused on American cities building a better tomorrow called Advancing Cities.
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, has been a hub of innovation for decades.
The two cities, located about 25 miles apart, are part of the Research Triangle Park, which was founded in 1959 as the largest planned research center in the country.
Today, the park encompasses 7,000 acres and houses hundreds of science and technology companies, government agencies, startups, and nonprofits. It s also anchored by major universities Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University.