In 2013, "We will do this by sequencing the spike (or other receptor binding/fusion) protein genes from all our bat-CoVs, creating mutants to identify how significantly each would need to evolve to use ACE2,  CD26/DPP4 (MERS-CoV receptor) or other potential CoV receptors.

It's bad enough if that means, "We will do this if you give us funding." It's worse if it means, "We need money to sequence the spike protein from our already-existing bat-CoVs."

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