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Are Viruses Alive? (Link)
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Created by George Rice, Montana State University
"Viruses straddle the definition of life. They lie somewhere between supra molecular complexes and very simple biological entities. Viruses contain some of the structures and exhibit some of the activities that are common to organic life, but they are missing many of the others. In general, viruses are entirely composed of a single strand of genetic information encased within a protein capsule. Viruses lack most of the internal structure and machinery which characterize 'life', including the biosynthetic machinery that is necessary for reproduction. In order for a virus to replicate it must infect a suitable host cell".
From 'The Bacteriophage T4 Virus'
Artists conception of the T4 virus from Michael G. Rossmann's lab
Background:
When researchers first discovered agents that behaved like bacteria but were much smaller and caused diseases such as rabies and foot-and-mouth disease, it became the general view that viruses were biologically "alive." However this perception changed in 1935 when the tobacco mosaic virus was crystallized and it was shown that the particles lacked the mechanisms necessary for metabolic function. Once it was established that viruses consist merely of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein shell, it became the scientific view that they are more complex biochemical mechanisms than living organisms.
"Viruses exist in two distinct states. When not in contact with a host cell, the virus remains entirely dormant. During this time there are no internal biological activities occurring within the virus, and in essence the virus is no more than a static organic particle. In this simple, clearly non-living state viruses are referred to as 'virions'. Virions can remain in this dormant state for extended periods of time, waiting patiently to come into contact with the appropriate host. When the virion comes into contact with the appropriate host, it becomes active and is then referred to as a virus. It now displays properties typified by living organisms, such as reacting to its environment and directing its efforts toward self-replication".
So, here's my question: what creates the virus in the first place? It isn't born, like bacteria or cells are born from chromosones, because they are living, they reproduce, they create another cell inside themselves and then the cells split, but a virus is simple proteins, so where did the protein come from? Remember the part of the cell that manufactures proteins? Mitochondria, and that's what the virus invades and supposedly "takes over' and uses to reproduce itself.
Okay, stop, because we have to remember who said what and when. Early on, when we still thought a virus is a living thing, we understood that the virus was invading and taking over cells and then using their mitochondria to reproduce themselves, and then the scifi flicks went crazy with that idea. But then later, we learn more and now we know a virus is not alive, it isn't doing jack sh*t in the cell, it has no ability to perform anything, it is merely a protein and everything, from how it was produced to begin with, to its rapid reproduction, is all the function of the living cell.
So, when the contagion is spreading, realize that it isn't in and of itself, alive, it isn't a parasite praying upon a host... what is happening is the protein is seized upon by our cells and our cells are reproducing it. This is why a virus only attacks the weak... in the first place it isn't attacking, it isn't alive, what is going on is simple; a human being becomes sick because the auto-immune system is weak. Our cells reproduce the virus, that's how we become sick. So when they say someone is "infected" ... all that really means is the person is reproducing the virus. How? ... through the mitochondria. The virus never becomes "active" it is the mitochondria that becomes active.
So COVID19 testing is looking for a virus in our system, which is to say, we are looking for one of a gazillion proteins that our cells manufacture. Whether or not they even detect that virus, is meaningless, what matters is whether the protein is being mass reproduced by our cells; because that's what an infection is.
The point is this: the CDC is hyping this virus. Detection is meaningless, all that matters is who is sick with it, who is infected. And those numbers are ridiculously small in America. Attributing everyone that tested positive as a COVID19 death is a lie... those people might not have even been infected, and amongst the few that were (only 15% by their account and that is probably way high, because they are hyping the numbers) how many of those actually died from the disease as opposed to pre-existing conditions? Would you believe one out of every 2 million Americans are actually dying from this virus? Influenza flu is doing more damage.
Now ask yourself; how small is a single protein? If you answered "much smaller than a single cell" you were correct. A virus is not much more than a string of atoms sealed in a protein. Still think those masks are going to stop it? But our Governor has told us all to wear masks, our president has told us to wear scarfs or bandanas... as if it does anything at all to stop a virus. How about social distancing? Walmart is now limiting access to their stores to 20% capacity and making their aisles one-way. so, voila, we never get close enough to each other to contact the virus... or do we? How long can the virus survive on an airborne droplet again? Oh wait, a virus isn't alive to begin with, it is a single strand of RNA wrapped in a protein, contact is automatic if you walk down the aisle behind someone who has it, but contagion means nothing to begin with, you won't become sick if you are not prone to become sick in the first place. And if you do become infected, this is just another 3-day bug, if that kills you, you was about to die anyway.
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Created by George Rice, Montana State University
"Viruses straddle the definition of life. They lie somewhere between supra molecular complexes and very simple biological entities. Viruses contain some of the structures and exhibit some of the activities that are common to organic life, but they are missing many of the others. In general, viruses are entirely composed of a single strand of genetic information encased within a protein capsule. Viruses lack most of the internal structure and machinery which characterize 'life', including the biosynthetic machinery that is necessary for reproduction. In order for a virus to replicate it must infect a suitable host cell".
From 'The Bacteriophage T4 Virus'
Artists conception of the T4 virus from Michael G. Rossmann's lab
Background:
When researchers first discovered agents that behaved like bacteria but were much smaller and caused diseases such as rabies and foot-and-mouth disease, it became the general view that viruses were biologically "alive." However this perception changed in 1935 when the tobacco mosaic virus was crystallized and it was shown that the particles lacked the mechanisms necessary for metabolic function. Once it was established that viruses consist merely of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein shell, it became the scientific view that they are more complex biochemical mechanisms than living organisms.
"Viruses exist in two distinct states. When not in contact with a host cell, the virus remains entirely dormant. During this time there are no internal biological activities occurring within the virus, and in essence the virus is no more than a static organic particle. In this simple, clearly non-living state viruses are referred to as 'virions'. Virions can remain in this dormant state for extended periods of time, waiting patiently to come into contact with the appropriate host. When the virion comes into contact with the appropriate host, it becomes active and is then referred to as a virus. It now displays properties typified by living organisms, such as reacting to its environment and directing its efforts toward self-replication".
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So, here's my question: what creates the virus in the first place? It isn't born, like bacteria or cells are born from chromosones, because they are living, they reproduce, they create another cell inside themselves and then the cells split, but a virus is simple proteins, so where did the protein come from? Remember the part of the cell that manufactures proteins? Mitochondria, and that's what the virus invades and supposedly "takes over' and uses to reproduce itself.
Okay, stop, because we have to remember who said what and when. Early on, when we still thought a virus is a living thing, we understood that the virus was invading and taking over cells and then using their mitochondria to reproduce themselves, and then the scifi flicks went crazy with that idea. But then later, we learn more and now we know a virus is not alive, it isn't doing jack sh*t in the cell, it has no ability to perform anything, it is merely a protein and everything, from how it was produced to begin with, to its rapid reproduction, is all the function of the living cell.
So, when the contagion is spreading, realize that it isn't in and of itself, alive, it isn't a parasite praying upon a host... what is happening is the protein is seized upon by our cells and our cells are reproducing it. This is why a virus only attacks the weak... in the first place it isn't attacking, it isn't alive, what is going on is simple; a human being becomes sick because the auto-immune system is weak. Our cells reproduce the virus, that's how we become sick. So when they say someone is "infected" ... all that really means is the person is reproducing the virus. How? ... through the mitochondria. The virus never becomes "active" it is the mitochondria that becomes active.
So COVID19 testing is looking for a virus in our system, which is to say, we are looking for one of a gazillion proteins that our cells manufacture. Whether or not they even detect that virus, is meaningless, what matters is whether the protein is being mass reproduced by our cells; because that's what an infection is.
The point is this: the CDC is hyping this virus. Detection is meaningless, all that matters is who is sick with it, who is infected. And those numbers are ridiculously small in America. Attributing everyone that tested positive as a COVID19 death is a lie... those people might not have even been infected, and amongst the few that were (only 15% by their account and that is probably way high, because they are hyping the numbers) how many of those actually died from the disease as opposed to pre-existing conditions? Would you believe one out of every 2 million Americans are actually dying from this virus? Influenza flu is doing more damage.
Now ask yourself; how small is a single protein? If you answered "much smaller than a single cell" you were correct. A virus is not much more than a string of atoms sealed in a protein. Still think those masks are going to stop it? But our Governor has told us all to wear masks, our president has told us to wear scarfs or bandanas... as if it does anything at all to stop a virus. How about social distancing? Walmart is now limiting access to their stores to 20% capacity and making their aisles one-way. so, voila, we never get close enough to each other to contact the virus... or do we? How long can the virus survive on an airborne droplet again? Oh wait, a virus isn't alive to begin with, it is a single strand of RNA wrapped in a protein, contact is automatic if you walk down the aisle behind someone who has it, but contagion means nothing to begin with, you won't become sick if you are not prone to become sick in the first place. And if you do become infected, this is just another 3-day bug, if that kills you, you was about to die anyway.
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When do they ever?
