HIV (AIDS) virus-like insertions in the 2019-nCov virus
Dear University of Oxford,
I am requesting any documents stored on your computer network or emails relating to the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 .
Indian scientists found 4 insertions in the spike glycoprotein (S) which are unique to the 2019-nCoV and are not present in other coronaviruses. Importantly, amino acid residues in all the 4 inserts have identity or similarity to those in the HIV-1 gp120 or HIV-1 Gag.
Please provide me with any documents, including emails stored at Oxford University which contain any of these 3 key words since January 2020
HIV
HIV-1 gp120
HIV-1 Gag
Yours faithfully,
Shaun Miller
Dear Mr Miller,
I attach our replies to your FOI requests of 4 June.
Yours sincerely
Information Compliance Team
Vice Chancellor’s and Registrar’s Office |
University of Oxford
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