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MontyPython said:
This coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why.

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At a glance, the mutation seemed trivial. About 1,300 amino acids serve as building blocks for a protein on the surface of the virus. In the mutant virus, the genetic instructions for just one of those amino acids — number 614 — switched in the new variant from a “D” (shorthand for aspartic acid) to a “G” (short for glycine).

But the location was significant, because the switch occurred in the part of the genome that codes for the all-important “spike protein” — the protruding structure that gives the coronavirus its crownlike profile and allows it to enter human cells the way a burglar picks a lock."

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"At least four laboratory experiments suggest that the mutation makes the virus more infectious, although none of that work has been peer-reviewed. Another unpublished study led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory asserts that patients with the G variant actually have more virus in their bodies, making them more likely to spread it to others.

The mutation doesn’t appear to make people sicker, but a growing number of scientists worry that it has made the virus more contagious."

The mutation of viruses is one reason why a vaccine for colds and AIDS hasn't happened.
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Why did these particular article get your attention?

It’s written by a woman with a degree in international affairs and a man who taught journalism.
 
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volfanhill said:
It doesn’t even make sense logically. The vast majority of people being tested are coming back negative.
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The problem I have with all the testing is , who is in charge of making sure they are all uniform and the results + or ~ is accurate ? Is everyone all across the country using the same test kits , methodology and process ? I’m sure somebody is in charge of this , I just haven’t heard any names . Would that be under Trump admin, the CDC or somebody else in each state ?
 
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0nelilreb said:
The problem I have with all the testing is , who is in charge of making sure they are all uniform and the results + or ~ is accurate ? Is everyone all across the country using the same test kits , methodology and process ? I’m sure somebody is in charge of this , I just haven’t heard any names . Would that be under Trump admin, the CDC or somebody else in each state ?
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Good questions. I know there are different tests because I have employees who have taken different ones.
 
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#62,064
Volsfaninva917 said:
Weird
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Things that make you go hmmmmm🤔

The President of Tanzania has a video talking about the fact that they sent swabs from PawPaw fruit and goats, among other things, that came back as positive for Covid-19. 🤷‍♀️

Aren’t there some reports stating that positive antibody tests are being reported as positive Covid-19 tests?

From the CDC on antibody testing.
“If you test positive
  • A positive test result shows you might have antibodies from an infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. However, there is a chance a positive result means that you have antibodies from an infection with a virus from the same family of viruses (called coronaviruses), such as the one that causes the common cold.”
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
 
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DynaLo said:
Things that make you go hmmmmm🤔

The President of Tanzania has a video talking about the fact that they sent swabs from PawPaw fruit and goats, among other things, that came back as positive for Covid-19. 🤷‍♀️

Aren’t there some reports stating that positive antibody tests are being reported as positive Covid-19 tests?

From the CDC on antibody testing.
“If you test positive
  • A positive test result shows you might have antibodies from an infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. However, there is a chance a positive result means that you have antibodies from an infection with a virus from the same family of viruses (called coronaviruses), such as the one that causes the common cold.”
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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5% of the people test positive for it. This is complete shat.
 
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volfanjustin said:
I don’t give a F about the rest of the world. I’m talking about the left wing American media who you believe every word they say. I’m talking about socialists governors and mayors who you worship
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Is the rest of the worlds media left wing and out to get Trump? And you, once again, keep confusing me with some left wing person. I voted for Kemp over Abrahams in GA governor race. Both awful choices. Your programmed belief that anyone who thinks Trump is a damn disaster is a commie is laughable.
 
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volfanhill said:
Is the rest of the worlds media left wing and out to get Trump? And you, once again, keep confusing me with some left wing person. I voted for Kemp over Abrahams in GA governor race. Both awful choices. Your programmed belief that anyone who thinks Trump is a damn disaster is a commie is laughable.
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To be honest I would say they ( other countries media ) are left leaning or state controlled for the most part .
 
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0nelilreb said:
To be honest I would say they ( other countries media ) are left leaning or state controlled for the most part .
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Sure they are. As are most of those countries. But they aren’t “in it” to take Trump down. I am not saying you are saying that. The bottom line is that this a problem. Not one to be taken lightly. The worst pandemic we have seen since the Spanish Flu. Doesn’t mean we have to shut everything down. But it’s a legitimate problem.
 
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