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Could YOU be immune to Ebola? Scientists claim some are naturally protected from the virus
Daily Mail ^
| 10/16/2014
| Lizzie Parry
Posted on 10/16/2014 2:41:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Sir Napsalot
I think this is an outright attempt to gain research funds. All scientists want more research funds. Publishing is the best way to self-advertise (and is, in fact, expected). Most scientists are funded largely through the federal government.
If the scientists who wrote the Lancet letter have been having difficulty getting grant proposals funded, then a short publication such as this is a great way for them to increase their chances of getting their funding.
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10/17/2014 4:54:30 PM PDT
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exDemMom
(Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
To: Revel
Since dogs are asymptomatic, they *might* catch a low-level disease, but they most likely are NOT contagious. Anyway, I’m glad this dog was put into quarantine, and not killed like the dog in Spain was.
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10/17/2014 4:56:56 PM PDT
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exDemMom
(Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
To: Sir Napsalot
However, (2) dogs do not develop Ebola symptoms (i.e., asymptomatic), none of the dogs tested showed presence of viral DNA (via PCR testing), and more importantly, nor viral particles can be isolated in the test serum. Correction: Ebola is an RNA virus, not a DNA virus. Since it is not a retrovirus, it never uses DNA.
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10/17/2014 4:59:37 PM PDT
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exDemMom
(Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
To: SeekAndFind
Could I be immune to Ebola? I’m not going to test the waters to find out.
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10/17/2014 5:10:37 PM PDT
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rdl6989
To: mad_as_he$$
No one virus can wipe out mankind due to genetic variation.
I don’t know the virus in the WH is pretty good at destroying the USA
To: MeganC
I dont know why, but the timing of this conveniently miraculous story smells funny to me. I had the same reaction... I can't put my finger on it... but something's strange here.
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10/17/2014 7:43:22 PM PDT
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GOPJ
(The beast roams the earth... there's been a seismic shift in our world. Rabbi Shalom Lewis)
To: Smokin' Joe
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