SARS viruses are RNA viruses. They are not retroviruses, like Aids virus, which are also RNA viruses that do integrate their RNA sequences in to the DNA of the host. RNA viruses that are not retroviruses are not expected to integrate their sequences in to the host genome.
Is the COVID-19 virus a SARS virus or a retrovirus? This question shows my ignorance in these matters, so please bear with me.
This study looked to see if Sars2 viral RNA sequences had been integrated in to the cells of people who’ve had Covid and found that, yes, bits and pieces of the viral RNA sequences are found in the infected person’s cell’s genomic DNA. The most integrated was a gene in Sars2 called the N gene.
Is the COVID-19 virus a Sars2 virus? Sorry, same ignorance...
The author wrote:
To be fair, this study didn’t show that the RNA from the current vaccines is being integrated into our DNA. However, they did show, quite convincingly, that there exists a viable cellular pathway whereby snippets of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA could become integrated into our genomic DNA. In my opinion, more research is needed to both corroborate these findings, and to close some gaps.So what was the actual conflation that you alluded to in your first post on the study? It seems that what you just described to me is what the author wrote in his article.
Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me, BTW.
-PJ
The virus that causes COVID 19 is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.