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Re:Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been myste... by zimpenfish on Thursday June 24, 2021 @08:10AM (#27616395)
> Though at a guess he'll just not comment, since waiting for a reply from the NIH about why the data was deleted wasn't important enough

https://twitter.com/jbloom_lab/status/1407445641609957380?s=...

"Fortunately, Sequence Read Archive has rigorous data tracking enabling them to determine when data deleted & stated justification by authors. In fact, @NIHDirector @NCBI have already determined this & generously shared info w me, but will let them share more widely."

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Re:Scientist finds early virus sequences that had been myste... by SiempreViernes on Thursday June 24, 2021 @11:11AM (#27618771)
Interesting, in the discussion of the preprint he writes

> Minimally, it should be immediately possible for the NIH to determine the date and purported reason for deletion of the data set analyzed here

and then he goes on to say the thing about the trust of the NIH being abused.

The tweets and the preprint are from the same day, so it appears he indeed mostly just ignores the fact there is a know and plausible reason for the data being taken down.

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