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PinnedPhilipp MarkolininAdvances in biological scienceNature’s neglected GoF laboratoryThe case for a zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022
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Philipp MarkolinDisparage, disorient, disputeThe manipulation playbook of anti-science actors, part 3Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 2023
Philipp MarkolinThe subtle whitewash of anti-science activismEditorial choices to make the ugly palatable for the mainstreamSep 29, 20231Sep 29, 20231
Philipp MarkolinUS virus hunting grant quietly canceled after influence campaignMyth and magical thinking is the new pandemic prevention policySep 10, 20231Sep 10, 20231
Philipp MarkolinA proximal witch huntAnti-science activism rears its ugly head in the USJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023