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Private channel session 876

36 messages over 4h 6m, 2021-01-26 – 2021-01-26.

A “conversation” here is an activity session — a run of messages with under 60 minutes of silence inside it. The channel had no native conversation boundaries.

  1. 2021-01-26 07:04 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.452
    Yeah, saw parts of it - so dumb.
  2. 2021-01-26 07:05 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.452
    Separately - I think they might want to look up GOF in a dictionary...
  3. 2021-01-26 07:10 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.452
    At least the gorilla is doing OK even thou infected with ~LucifeR~ "LesteR." Or pick your own name LenoiR, LuthoRalso possibilities.
  4. 2021-01-26 07:37 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.452
    Yeah, we might need to find a name for that one - last sequencing run, ~50% LesteR....
  5. 2021-01-26 07:38 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.452
    I suspect Lester and Nelly will have to battle it out - should be interesting.
  6. 2021-01-26 07:38 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.452
    @Andrew Rambaut is the go to for names...
  7. 2021-01-26 07:45 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.452
    Google Scholar is now indexing Virological... :wink: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-01-26 at 7.44.40 AM.png]
  8. 2021-01-26 07:46 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.453
    Enjoy - all 191 pages of it... [shared file(s): 2021-01-26_SQuay_Bayesian Analysis of SARS-CoV-2.pdf]
  9. 2021-01-26 07:47 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.453
    How do these people have so much time on their hands?
  10. 2021-01-26 07:47 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.453
    Just saw it... I have no idea - I guess it's all they do?
  11. 2021-01-26 07:47 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.453
    I like the pacman logo though
  12. 2021-01-26 07:50 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.453
    I should point out that Trevor was / is working on a Bayesian framework for this as well. Picking priors is a littlesketchy...
  13. 2021-01-26 07:50 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.453
    We should reply to tell him that. Perhaps they could collaborate
  14. 2021-01-26 07:54 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.453
    That'd be fun! I do have _some_ respect for Quay though - he noticed the early ENA samples - still not explained.
  15. 2021-01-26 08:11 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.453
    Cambodian bat genomes - just the variable loop: [shared file(s): image.png]
  16. 2021-01-26 08:11 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.453
    Rooted by other pangolins
  17. 2021-01-26 08:12 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.453
    Just a matter of time before we see a near-perfect match to the RBD in bats,
  18. 2021-01-26 08:15 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.453
    Here's that nucleotide alignment of spike at 30,000 feet - from the ATG to the FCS- not the mess I thought it wouldbe - you can clearly see the indels. To Kristian's point - the RBD actually aligns pretty well. [shared file(s): image.png]
  19. 2021-01-26 08:23 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.453
    And a bit of S2 - highly conserved at the amino acid level - but you can clearly see many instances of the ** ** **pattern, with the mismatches being the "wobble" base in the triplet. Designed by nature not a supervillain. [shared file(s): image.png]
  20. 2021-01-26 08:48 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.453
    Cara is trying again to get me to come to China: [shared file(s): image.png]
  21. 2021-01-26 08:48 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.454
    This time she has a name for the organisation.
  22. 2021-01-26 08:49 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.454
    If you look up "North American Foundation for Science and Technology" you get this very convincing website: https://www.northamericanfoundationforscienceandtechnology.com
  23. 2021-01-26 08:50 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.454
    https://www.northamericanfoundationforscienceandtechnology.com/our-team
  24. 2021-01-26 08:51 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.454
    shared file(s): image.png
  25. 2021-01-26 09:11 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.454
    Weed and stem cells - seems like a natural to me. Cara seems nice too, but might just be a bit of a trap...
  26. 2021-01-26 09:16 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.454
    A trap? Surely not: `
  27. 2021-01-26 09:30 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.454
    Love the URL - a little hard to memorize, but still. Stellar.
  28. 2021-01-26 09:36 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.454
    Address linked to Exosomecure Research Foundation too - I suspect Johnny's home address. Nice area.
  29. 2021-01-26 10:25 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.454
    So, the real question arises. In one case - Andrew's email - Cara is Cara Li. But on the website the Cara is CaraDong. More than one Cara? Cara got married and changed her name?
  30. 2021-01-26 10:26 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.454
    I think this may be a job for Alina or DRASTIC...
  31. 2021-01-26 10:31 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.454
    OMG the inconsistencies! Clearly came from the lab.
  32. 2021-01-26 10:46 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.454
    MW251308 to MW251312
  33. 2021-01-26 10:47 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.455
    Yuri has moved up to clustal W - however the Thai bat viruses are interesting [shared file(s): image.png]
  34. 2021-01-26 10:54 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.455
    Their obsession with the FCS will backfire - we'll get viruses with more similar insertions and then their main argument becomes completely mute. Of course, they'll just move the goal post.
  35. 2021-01-26 10:57 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.455
    RmYN02 like cleavage site [shared file(s): image.png]
  36. 2021-01-26 11:11 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.455
    MW251308 this is Linfa and apparently he has some Thai pangos as well..... [shared file(s): image.png]