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[2021-03-04 15:13:52] [Kristian Andersen] [thread - ID: 2021-03-04 15:13:52] You know, no point in having data get in the way of a good story. [2021-03-04 21:03:02] [Eddie Holmes] L455F. This is what the person collating the sequences told me: "I just had a quick peek at the Aussie mutation data I have and dug out the samples that have the L455F mutation. There are 16 in total, all from Victoria, collected on the following dates: 2020-08-18, 2020-08-20, 2020-08-27, 2020-08-28, 2020-08-29, 2020-08-30, 2020-08-31, 2020-09-05, 2020-09-10, 2020-09-11, 2020-09-15. All belong to the D.2 lineage. I've attached a .csv file just in case you wanted to look further at the full suite of mutations in these samples. The mutation column has the mutation summary in the form of Gene:RefAA:Position:AltAA:nonsynonymous, e.g. S:L:455:F:n." [shared file(s): L455F_samples.csv] [2021-03-04 21:07:19] [Kristian Andersen] Thanks Eddie - appreciate it. I'll have a look in the morning - pretty interesting mutation this one. [2021-03-04 23:48:35] [Andrew Rambaut] [thread - ID: 2021-03-04 15:13:52] @Kristian Andersen And a median joining network for good measure. [2021-03-05 04:39:50] [Robert Garry] The residue at 456 is also an F - so L455F makes FF - a bit of glue. [2021-03-05 04:53:47] [Robert Garry] More Bullocks: [shared file(s): Some Scientists Question W.H.O. Inquiry...andemic's Origins - The New York Times.pdf] [2021-03-05 04:57:52] [Robert Garry] And Andrew was right - flush them out - get their real views in print. Ebright - just stop all the research on viruses. "That seems to strike at the heart of the concerns of the Paris group, which is the nature of future research. Dr. Ebright said that everyone in the group was concerned about both wildlife surveillance and laboratory research into viruses as potentially increasing, not lessening the likelihood of future pandemics. If either collecting samples in the wild or work with those samples in labs were implicated in the origin of the pandemic, he said, the need would be urgent "to assess whether benefits outweigh risks and if not to restrict those activities." [2021-03-05 05:14:51] [Robert Garry] I guess we agree - it's a natural virus. [shared file(s): image.png] [2021-03-05 05:22:16] [Robert Garry] Oh my: https://twitter.com/ydeigin/status/1367758790532169730 [2021-03-05 07:04:57] [Kristian Andersen] He's dumber than I thought. [2021-03-05 07:18:51]