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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.474 [SLACK_000688] · slack_pm:msg:04925

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Date
2021-02-02 13:10
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Kristian G. Andersen

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Yeah, I noticed those weren't fixed - which is interesting. Same for many of the others. WHY CAN'T THIS BE SIMPLE!! Okay, I'll rename Eeek to Erik :disappointed: I do wonder what's going on in nsp6. Sure, could be functional, but could also just be e.g., a recombination hotspotthat tends to obtain an indel during chronic infections. Such a weird virus.

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  1. 2021-02-02 13:01 Robert F. Garry open
    When Pooh becomes PooR - I think PooR FranCiS should be the name. (OK It could be PeteR but more bland).
  2. 2021-02-02 13:03 Andrew Rambaut open
    So Leif isn't fixed in B.1.351 (it comes up secondarily, as does Karen). Leif also appears in B.1.1.7 and is quite prevalent.
  3. 2021-02-02 13:04 Andrew Rambaut open
    Plus all three have the deletion in nsp6 (which has therefore got to mean something)
  4. 2021-02-02 13:05 Andrew Rambaut open
    E484K is actually called Erik (I checked with Erik Volz - he is quite pleased).
  5. 2021-02-02 13:10 Kristian G. Andersen
    Yeah, I noticed those weren't fixed - which is interesting. Same for many of the others. WHY CAN'T THIS BE SIMPLE!! Okay, I'll rename Eeek to Erik :disappointed: I do wonder what's going on in nsp6. Sure, could be functional, but could also just be e.g., a recombination hotspotthat tends to obtain an indel during chronic infections. Such a weird virus.
  6. 2021-02-02 13:11 Kristian G. Andersen open
    I so want a BoB mutation, but, well, I guess I can't have that. I'm please K417N ended up being Karen - I don't needto be part of this game.... :man_in_business_suit_levitating:
  7. 2021-02-02 13:23 Robert F. Garry open
    No wait K417N needs to be KristiaN. And, surely somewhere there must be a synonymous mutation in a Glutamic acid codon. GAA <-> GAG. That would of course be EddiE.
  8. 2021-02-02 13:38 Edward C. Holmes open
    I'll change my name to EddY

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