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Can't vouch for the science in the post, but he did an excellent job describing it to non-scientists.

I'll vouch for it. This is one of the best layperson's explanations I've seen. Very clear description of the risks posed by segmented genomes vs not etc.

Yep, the author Peter Kolchinsky has a PhD degree in Virology from Harvard University.

https://peterkolchinsky.com/bio

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