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[Kristian Andersen] (in combination - not quite sure they do much on their own) [2021-01-28 15:31:30] [Eddie Holmes] [thread - ID: 2021-01-28 10:37:19] Thanks for doing this Bob. I hope to get more information from Weifeng soon. [2021-01-28 15:40:14] [Robert Garry] Thanks Eddie. Here's another version - Gonna go with my own analysis since there are a couple of calls that Bloom2020 makes for interacting residues that are likely wrong, including importantly E484. Something to keep in mind for PO2 since we now have pretty good structures and the contact residues are more than the 6 we highlighted in PO1. [shared file(s): image.png] [2021-01-28 15:44:34] [Robert Garry] Looking forward to the Weifeng sequences. Will fill more gaps - I should be able to share a draft of "New sequences disprove conspiracy theories of a laboratory-based proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2" over the weekend. Also, and they seem to have made a lesser pick, I'm doing an interview for 60 Minutes Australia tomorrow. I'm assuming they are somewhat credible and I didn't stumble down some "Fox" hole. [2021-01-28 17:43:56] [Eddie Holmes] 60 minutes? That's on one of the numbered channels (9) that I don't watch*! But it is NOT Fox so all good. They are probably the best of commercial channels and are famous for covering the cricket. They are also owned by the same company that owns the Sydney Morning Herald which is a reasonable paper. *But I will watch this one. My office is next to Channel 7 who are about notches down from Channel 9...they wanted me on to discuss 'the corona virus and stuff'. [2021-01-28 17:44:38] [Eddie Holmes] Rootgate hits New Zealand. A full 20 minutes: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/124092178/miq-h otel-staffer-sacked-after-bedroom-encounter-with-quarantine-returnee [2021-01-29 12:02:50] [Robert Garry] Great job Kristian! [2021-01-29 12:36:25] [Eddie Holmes] What's he gone and done now? [2021-01-29 12:37:35] [Kristian Andersen] Just another talk to scare the shit out of people. I do it pretty well these days (scare the shit out of people - not the talk part). To be aired in 2022. [2021-01-29 12:43:08] [Eddie Holmes] It was actually really interesting watching the Novavax chat yesterday: basically a 50/50 split on those who thought the results were good/bad. [2021-01-29 12:43:25] [Robert Garry]