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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.326 [SLACK_000540] · slack_pm:msg:03428

Date: 2020-12-19 14:29
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes
speaker: Andrew Rambaut

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It is really hard to do anything at the moment with this data. Our big tree is OK for local stuff but I am not sure how much I trust some of the deeper nodes anymore. We are working hard to improve the tree building.

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2020-12-19 14:21 Edward C. Holmes open

@Andrew Rambaut They're in quarantine for 2 weeks so the is just about plausible although it seems a bit long tome. I'll ask.
2020-12-19 14:27 Andrew Rambaut open

I don't see it. I think it is just unsampled
2020-12-19 14:29 Andrew Rambaut

It is really hard to do anything at the moment with this data. Our big tree is OK for local stuff but I am not sure how much I trust some of the deeper nodes anymore. We are working hard to improve the tree building.
2020-12-19 14:34 Edward C. Holmes open

> Through the grape vine I've heard that the South Africans are claiming their lineage is "associated with diseasein younger persons". Do you know anything about this?
2020-12-19 14:37 Andrew Rambaut open

No - not heard that. I can't imagine that can be anything other than anecdote surely?
2020-12-19 14:38 Andrew Rambaut open

They only have a few hundred genomes so they can't have enough power to discern that
2020-12-19 14:39 Andrew Rambaut open

I guess they could be seeing an increase in hospitalisation of young and then sequencing those ones.

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