For info: in some applications of ARTIC V4 primers (including Sanger's), Omicron mutations A23040G, G23048A, A23055G in 76_RIGHT cause drop-out of amplicon 76, leaving 22786-22974 uncovered and so missing calls for K417N, N440K, G446S

An update on ARTIC Network V4 primer scheme for Omicron variant. Amplicon 76 was sunk by torpedos to the port and starboard and 79 and 90 are hit and limping back to base.

The Times saying the quiet part out loud here. Only white men have kudus & authority when it comes to Covid data. Nice try Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social & Dr. Deepti Gurdasani but until you get a penis I’m afraid nobody’s listening. thetimes.co.uk/article/phwoar…

It's day 3 of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and I'll be appearing (briefly) later talking about DNA Sequencing

theconversation.com/how-covid-19-t…

Inspirational - Kim Judge leading by example on just what is possible despite being on #maternityleave with a young baby 🤱(and a MinION!)

The mutations that cause adult blood cancer can occur as early as childhood or even in the womb 🩸 #BloodCancer #Genomics Read the full story ➡️ sanger.ac.uk/news_item/adul…

the room next door - Nadine Dorries

Thankyou for listening and sharing my reflections on working at the start of the pandemic and being a woman in science Wellcome Sanger Institute 😊 #IWD2022 #WomenInSTEM

Is 90 days gap still the gap? 60 days between reinfections in this household 🤯 COVID-19 daily dashboard amended to include reinfections gov.uk/government/new…

Interested in joining the mara lawniczak team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute to work on getting our existing “complex” amplicon panels running “fast & simple” on an Oxford Nanopore system? We have a 1.5 year Advanced Research Assistant position open! 🦠🦟🐝 jobs.sanger.ac.uk/vacancy/advanc…

Picked by my 6 year old! Wordle 336 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nobody reads my tweets, I told myself. While the world seems to be falling apart, nobody cares about milk banking. So I largely stopped tweeting. Save the time. Build instead. That was stupid. Friday showed me why. 1/

We are recruiting. Are you interested in pathogen genomics of all respiratory viruses and other respiratory pathogens? Pls RT jobs.sanger.ac.uk/vacancy/senior… Wellcome Sanger Institute COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium

we are seeking new partners to join our exciting @SangerToL BIOSCAN in the UK project. more info here: sanger.ac.uk/collaboration/… if your UK sites/projects would benefit from large scale COI barcoding of arthropods, register your interest via the link above. thanks & please RT!

A dream #jobopportunity in a supportive, collaborative team - by playing a pivotal role in the delivery of Sanger Institute science you could have significant global impact. #PCR Jedi skills a big plus!! jobs.sanger.ac.uk/vacancy/senior… #sangerinstitute

Another Oxford Nanopore sequencing blinder from Jo Stockton in Beggs Lab: Apparently you can't amplify methylated DNA and maintain the methylation - well you can! Top sample - conventional WGA Middle sample - methWGA Bottom sample - original sample

Second round of #AGBT23 flashtalks!