LucyT wrote:
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Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions
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The media is diverting to the next scare, since the covid tale is unraveling; see:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4042549/posts
Scientists find Covid contains tiny chunk of DNA that matches sequence patented by Moderna THREE YEARS before pandemic began
MAILONLINE ^ | 23 February 2022 | CONNOR BOYD
Posted on 2/28/2022, 10:09:02 PM by dennisw
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More evidence Covid was tinkered with in a lab? Now scientists find virus contains tiny chunk of DNA that matches sequence patented by Moderna THREE YEARS before pandemic began
Genetic match discovered in Covid’s unique furin cleavage site on spike protein Matched genetic sequence patented by Moderna for cancer research purposes Researchers say one in 3 trillion chance Covid developed the code naturally
Fresh suspicion Covid may have been tinkered with in a lab emerged today after scientists found genetic material owned by Moderna in the virus’s spike protein.
They identified a tiny snippet of code that is identical to part of a gene patented by the vaccine maker three years before the pandemic.
It was discovered in SARS-CoV-2’s unique furin cleavage site, the part that makes it so good at infecting people and separates it from other coronaviruses.
The structure has been one of the focal points of debate about the virus’s origin, with some scientists claiming it could not have been acquired naturally.
The international team of researchers suggest the virus may have mutated to have a furin cleavage site during experiments on human cells in a lab.
They claim there is a one-in-three-trillion chance Moderna’s sequence randomly appeared through natural evolution.
But there is some debate about whether the match is as rare as the study claims, with other experts describing it as a ‘quirky’ coincidence rather than a ‘smoking gun’.
It is the only coronavirus of its type to carry 12 unique letters that allow its spike protein to be activated by a common enzyme called furin, allowing it to spread between human cells with ease.
Analysis of the original Covid genome found the virus shares a sequence of 19 specific letters with a genetic section owned by Moderna, which has a total of 3,300 nucleotides.
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Also see graphic in post #8
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4042549/posts?page=8#8