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[thread - ID: 2021-02-25 07:55:49] @Kristian Andersen Heparin sulfate binding I think. [2021-02-25 08:37:34] [Kristian Andersen] Charles actually looked at binding of W152C in his 'paper'. Decreased binding - by quite a bit (manu above). [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-02-25 at 08.36.44.png] [2021-02-25 08:52:21] [Kristian Andersen] @Andrew Rambaut - I assume this isn't actually a pango issue, right? [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-02-25 at 08.51.50.png] [2021-02-25 09:10:41] [Andrew Rambaut] This was happening occasionally - a false positive P.1. probably due to convergence. We have fixed this now in the latest pangolin so P.1s will only be called based on having 5 or more of the defining mutations. [2021-02-25 10:38:02] [Kristian Andersen] Andrew - do you have a copy of that Economist article? [2021-02-25 12:10:36] [Andrew Rambaut] shared file(s): It's a family affair - The same covid-19 mutations are appearing in different places _ Graphic detail _ The Economist.pdf [2021-02-25 12:10:49] [Andrew Rambaut] Not very well formatted in the PDF [2021-02-25 12:18:37] [Kristian Andersen] Cool, thanks. Yeah, clearly works better on the website - I thought his Twitter thread was good and the graphics looked clear. [2021-02-25 12:20:27] [Andrew Rambaut] Yes. He was good to work with and did the research [2021-02-25 12:50:01] [Kristian Andersen] Gotta say - yes, a lot of shitty reporting and journalists out there, but MANY of them are doing a tremendous job reporting on pretty complex stuff! [2021-02-25 13:35:00] [Robert Garry] @Eddie Holmes Nothing else to redact on the FOI. Good to go from my end. [2021-02-25 16:26:41] [Robert Garry] I think we should get started on a peer-reviewed paper - I think strong without the additional Weifeng sequences , but would be a simple matter to incorporate the additional sequences once released. [2021-02-25 16:42:05] [Kristian Andersen]