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1. 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.
2. 2021-02-04 15:49 Kristian G. Andersen open
   Ahhhh. Last mystery solved then - I did find that really weird.
3. 2021-02-04 15:58 Andrew Rambaut open
   That's what they would say
4. 2021-02-04 16:16 Edward C. Holmes open
   Yes. Have noticed that 'BGI' and 'EBI' share two letters and are both 3 letter words like CCP and CDC. Staring us inthe face!
5. 2021-02-04 16:19 Andrew Rambaut
   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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 2021-02-04 16:22 Robert F. Garry open
   This sounds like one of those fabulous London bars - someday - someday - someday again...
9. 2021-02-04 16:22 Edward C. Holmes open
   The Turf was always much nicer the Kings Arms.

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