Kary Mullis: Martyr or Menace?

“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Disclaimer: The descriptions of what PCR is supposedly capable of in this article do not reflect my personal views on the technology. My intent is to provide an accurate representation of Kary Mullis’s perspective as the inventor of PCR. By… Continue reading Kary Mullis: Martyr or Menace?

The Healthy Sick

Fear the walking healthy. 🧟‍♂️ “In areas where there are limited number of new cases, State or local public health officials may request to test a small number of asymptomatic ‘healthy people,’ particularly from vulnerable populations” -CDC Revised Guidelines August 2020 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/08/26/cdc-quietly-revises-coronavirus-guidance-to-downplay-importance-of-testing-for-asymptomatic-people.html In the not so distant past, when we walked around feeling healthy without any symptoms… Continue reading The Healthy Sick

Differential Diagnosis?

“It’s probably viral, and it just needs to run its course.” 🤷‍♂️ differential diagnosis : the distinguishing of a disease or condition from others presenting with similar signs and symptoms https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/differential%20diagnosis I imagine most of us have “fond” memories of going to the doctor when feeling unwell and getting subsequently poked and prodded in order to… Continue reading Differential Diagnosis?

The Hypothetical Conversion of RNA to cDNA

In order to create a “viral” genome, there are many steps and different processes that the sample must go through first to be prepared for sequencing. Normally the sample is subjected to toxic cell culturing in order to grow enough “virus” to utilize the unpurified culture supernatant for sequencing. Sometimes the sequencing is done straight… Continue reading The Hypothetical Conversion of RNA to cDNA

PCR Contamination and Limitations

“The genome sequence of this virus, as well as its termini, were determined and confirmed by reverse-transcription PCR (RT–PCR)10 and 5′/3′ rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE), respectively.” https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2008-3 The above section is taken from the original study claiming the creation of the “SARS-COV-2” genome. As can be seen, the sequence and the termini were determined by… Continue reading PCR Contamination and Limitations

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What You Need to Know About “Covid-19” in 2022

With the dawn of a new year, we find ourselves facing the third straight annual “Covid-19” fear propaganda extravaganza. If you thought back at the beginning of 2021 that the emergence of the rushed experimental vaccines would eradicate this “virus,” you now realize you were horribly, horribly wrong and you should probably feel a bit… Continue reading What You Need to Know About “Covid-19” in 2022

The PCR S Gene Dropout: Turning Failure Into A Positive

“The new Omicron VOC currently poses a detection challenge for diagnostic laboratories. At the moment there is uncertainty in the diagnostic performance of the available PCR assays, as all information obtainable at this early stage is based on companies’ in silico evaluations. For many of the systems, hardly any real-world evidence is available yet.” https://smw.ch/article/doi/smw.2021.w30120 In order… Continue reading The PCR S Gene Dropout: Turning Failure Into A Positive

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