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10. I looked at the genealogy, % of shared rna between the two SARS, how they spread, symptoms, etc...

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 05:04 PM

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and the info as to what was carried by animals and there are enough distinct differences that do not necessarily point to a natural mutagenesis simply because some of the differences in the rna show no mutations from SARS 1. You would expect to see evidence, in the animal population that carries SARS, of these changes/mutations. There is enough disagreement between experts regarding the assumption of an animal origin, that can not be proven, that the jury is still out imo. Doesn't mean it's unequivocally one way or another. Aside from the horror this virus unleashed, it is a fascinating conundrum.

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Well the rna shared between the two SARS is actually somewhat low for a mutagenic virus. 58Sunliner Apr 18 #4

Believe it or not, there is a field of study related to viral genealogy. PSPS Apr 18 #7

I looked at the genealogy, % of shared rna between the two SARS, how they spread, symptoms, etc... 58Sunliner Apr 18 #10

How does one look at any of the viruses in the family of SARS-CoV-2 and come away with the idea that DNA is involved? xocetaceans Apr 18 #17

I acknowledged that Covid does not have dna. 58Sunliner Apr 18 #21

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And so? Yes, they are related. That isn't the question or the debate. 58Sunliner Apr 19 #27

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Is the horse dead yet, lol. 58Sunliner Apr 20 #32

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Scary stuff. 58Sunliner Apr 20 #33

Doubt if it was Russia womanofthehills Apr 18 #9

Did they find the source? No. 58Sunliner Apr 18 #11

Wow! From Nov 2015 Nature.com med journal womanofthehills Apr 18 #12

That is interesting-I posted this below, which is also interesting. 58Sunliner Apr 18 #20

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Some viruses do have some dna, but not Covid. What they do look for in dna extractions are the markers of the virus- 58Sunliner Apr 18 #19

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