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Yes. Have noticed that 'BGI' and 'EBI' share two letters and are both 3 letter words like CCP and CDC. Staring us inthe face!

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2021-02-04 15:44 Edward C. Holmes open

Thanks Bob!
2021-02-04 15:46 Edward C. Holmes open

Oh, your remember that weird BGI submission to EBI in mid-December 2019? It transpires that EBI just assign these slots randomly in advance...they have nothing to do with the date when the sequences were sent. So, there isnothing weird here at all.
2021-02-04 15:49 Kristian G. Andersen open

Ahhhh. Last mystery solved then - I did find that really weird.
2021-02-04 15:58 Andrew Rambaut open

That's what they would say
2021-02-04 16:16 Edward C. Holmes

Yes. Have noticed that 'BGI' and 'EBI' share two letters and are both 3 letter words like CCP and CDC. Staring us inthe face!
2021-02-04 16:19 Andrew Rambaut open

Got contacted by a guy called Jon Gertner at NYT who is writing an article about the golden years of virus gen epi and the Oxford group - apparently he has talked to you Eddie. Is interested in all the conversations at the Turf.
2021-02-04 16:20 Edward C. Holmes open

Yes! He was good. I liked him. I told him we did all the work that the Turf.
2021-02-04 16:21 Edward C. Holmes open

I told him that all the virus phylogeny stuff started back with Walter Fitch and that we took it to new places over beer.I was sure to mention Harvey's name.
2021-02-04 16:22 Robert F. Garry open

This sounds like one of those fabulous London bars - someday - someday - someday again...