Relaxing the lockdown

[TE44]

https://www.miragenews.com/uk-genome-analysis-has-important-implications-for-covid-19-clinical-trials/

Here is a link to an analysis for covid 19 trials. Its easier to read for me at the moment, in regards to this paper, the researchers are looking at isolated parts of SARS-Cov-2 grown in monkey cells it can change proteins found on surface of virus called spike glycoprotein. It goes on to say

That when the virus is grown on a large scale it might alter the spike glycoprotein, and that teams working on vaccines and drug testing will need to take extra care to make sure the virus is not changing when they grow it up in a lab.

Would this mutation be a man made mutation considering the virus parts isolated would not naturally work seperately.

It worries me the cross over work with animals being done especially when the incentive is wealth.

[Blah Blah]

The virus does not need a lab to mutate, no virus does. But the general rule is that the bigger the spread of infection, the bigger the risk of mutation. In a global pandemic, that becomes a real concern. We already see mutations in influenza regularly, hence the need for new vaccines every flu season. There is no reason to think SARS would be any different in a global pandemic.

'had a glimpse through and couldn't see any relation to Mexico'

The D614G mutation was discovered by researchers at a Los Alamos laboratory, which is in New Mexico.

That is a very good link JohnL, because it outlines the complexity of what we are up against. And there is still much to be understood and learned.

As for labs, all research like this takes place in level 4 facilities, which is the highest biohazard level. To even suggest that any laboratory would create a mutation for financial gain is fanciful. A laboratory would lose its license immediately if it did so.

[TE44]

Blah Blah I did not suggest any lab would create a mutation for financial gain. is it not so, mutations are created as part of the research,of course viruses don*t need a lab to mutate, what I was saying regarding the partticular altering of the spike glycoprotein is it would be unlikely you would see natural mutations the same as an alteration where a part of the virus is isolated.

[TE44]

https://theprint.in/health/yes-coronavirus-is-mutating-but-most-experts-are-not-too-worried/417471/

"The Los Alamos hypothesis was quickly met with a rush of reactions from raised eyebrows to dismissive skepticism from biologists and soronavirus experts around the worl critics felt the papers language oversold and sensationalized the actual findings".

There doesn't appear to be much concern. Like most information there is a divide again making it difficult to make sense of. I absolutely believe if the financial incentive was removed from research, medicine and there was more transparency and integrity it could change this from an industry to a real health care.

[Bob Buzzard]

diable rouge Wrote:

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> The lockdown is having an effect on the quality of

> the parody accounts...Poundshop Bob Buzzard

Pound shop Bob Buzzard? I?m the real thing. I?m going down the Cheese Block in the morning to get some scamorza.

[Annie5]

Spartacus Wrote:

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> Nothing more to add IMHO

Agree :)