• You assumed we'd never gene sequenced the bacteria, even though I posted the sequence publicly.
I assumed you did not regularly sequence the bacteria because you did not say that you did and you did not report anything about following manufacturing regulations. I’m glad that you did and do. Sequencing the bacteria regularly is critical to make sure what people are putting in their mouths is what they think is putting in their mouths. And by “post the sequence publicly”, you mean on Manifold, rather than on your company’s website, for whatever reason. Sorry I didn’t check all of Manifold.
really doesn't paint Trevor Klee favorably to me. I'm not sure how you go from "they didn't say anything about it" to "I can assert they aren't doing it". Even if you ask a question directly and don't get an answer, all you should feel comfortable asserting without evidence otherwise is "they did not address this when asked directly". In this case it's unclear whether they didn't address a question asked or the question wasn't really asked at all.
Especially the whole idea that they wouldn't answer any questions over email, which is a red flag for me about them not wanting a record of a discussion about this.
Or it could just be that they wanted to make sure their statements were taken in context and they got a chance to explain if they thought the other person was misinterpreting the question. I'm not sure it's a *good( idea then, but I can at least imagine scenarios where they think it might be, especially if they've had prior experience with reporters misreporting because of that problem. Sometimes over-corrections happen and cause their own problems.
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Although this part (as noted above):
• You assumed we'd never gene sequenced the bacteria, even though I posted the sequence publicly.
I assumed you did not regularly sequence the bacteria because you did not say that you did and you did not report anything about following manufacturing regulations. I’m glad that you did and do. Sequencing the bacteria regularly is critical to make sure what people are putting in their mouths is what they think is putting in their mouths. And by “post the sequence publicly”, you mean on Manifold, rather than on your company’s website, for whatever reason. Sorry I didn’t check all of Manifold.
really doesn't paint Trevor Klee favorably to me. I'm not sure how you go from "they didn't say anything about it" to "I can assert they aren't doing it". Even if you ask a question directly and don't get an answer, all you should feel comfortable asserting without evidence otherwise is "they did not address this when asked directly". In this case it's unclear whether they didn't address a question asked or the question wasn't really asked at all.
Or it could just be that they wanted to make sure their statements were taken in context and they got a chance to explain if they thought the other person was misinterpreting the question. I'm not sure it's a *good( idea then, but I can at least imagine scenarios where they think it might be, especially if they've had prior experience with reporters misreporting because of that problem. Sometimes over-corrections happen and cause their own problems.