RaTG13
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Sep 10, 2026
Jim HaslamGUEST
So before you even open the book, you don't even have to open the book, you know, just look at the back cover and flip it over.
Jim HaslamGUEST
You see the, the SARS-2 at the top, RaTG13-- Or sorry, TG38 at the top, SARS-2 at the bottom.
Jim HaslamGUEST
This is the bat lady's sample.
Jim HaslamGUEST
This is Ralph Baric's product.
7 MINS LATER
Jim HaslamGUEST
No one suspects it's engineered.
Jim HaslamGUEST
January 24th, the bat lady gives up a piece of evidence.
Jim HaslamGUEST
We call it RaTG13.
Jim HaslamGUEST
She published the nearest known genome to SARS-2, which made it look engineered.
speaker_0GUEST
Yeah.
speaker_0GUEST
So the RATG 13 was like, it was back in 2020, it was the closest virus, but, um, It was missing one key spot with the, it was missing the receptor binding domain.
speaker_0GUEST
Yeah.
speaker_0GUEST
The part that binds to ACE2.