Posted on 04/23/2020 7:09:43 AM PDT by Golden Eagle
The coronavirus, COVID-19, which originated in China and is responsible for the global pandemic, has a unique structural feature that none of its closest viral relatives yet identified have, a furin polybasic cleavage site.
Cleavage sites similar to that found in COVID-19 are present in some naturally-occurring coronaviruses, but in completely separate evolutionary pathways from COVID-19.
It has also been demonstrated that such coronavirus cleavage sites can be modified by genetic engineering to alter viral pathogenicity, sometimes increasing it.
Scientists in China have used site-directed mutagenesis to alter the cleavage site of an infectious bronchitis virus by introducing basic amino acids, thereby increasing its pathogenicity and resulting in a “gain of function” such that the new virus was capable of infecting the brain producing “severe encephalitis.”
An alternative method for introducing a polybasic cleavage site and producing a pathogenic virus from a naturally-occurring non-pathogenic one is by a technique called “reassortment” or mixing two or more viruses in a host animal or cell culture system from which a new virus emerges through a natural recombination process.
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Whether reassortment was used to develop the COVID-19 virus remains a possibility, especially as the Chinese Army has seized control of the Wuhan lab lab and has refused any outside scientists to investigate.
Suppose the Red Army can indeed make viruses more lethal, and also, the results of their handiwork are virtually untracable as to the origin.
Suppose unleashing the engineered virus upon humanity would result in 10 million Chinese casualties. However, China would presume the west would close its economies while hunkering down, in search of a vaccine, or treatment. Does anyone think for one moment China would not do this again, knowing it would certainly bring down the west, and they would already have a couple of year’s research on vaccines and treatments?
Could COVID-19 an viral Pear Harbor?
Another great graphic. You are the modern day Registered of FR.
The confusion, disunity, anger and mistrust you mentioned are obviously being fomented by the traitorous Democratic Party, and their media slaves (or vice versa).
The thing that’s bad for China is the Total America Victory scenario is back on the table! We came within a cat hair’s distance of launch.
Keep in mind there are multiple strains of the virus, that have already appeared across the world. And it just so happens he deadliest ones, by far, are infecting the countries of the West. Coincidence? Or planning.
“Could COVID-19 an viral Pear Harbor?”
It has and we have started to retaliate too.
Financed and abetted by the 0bama administration.
Never forget.
How much are democrats involved in this? We know many of them have big $$$ ties to Chyna. These questions must be answered.
The origin debate is a MSM distraction. We must stay focused on the fact that China encouraged travel to and from Wuhan to the rest of the world while they blocked it from the rest of China. This was an overt attack using a deadly germ warfare weapon on the rest of the world. There should be hell to pay, instead there are a few lawsuits being dismissed as a waste of time.
I think Trump “has the goods” on China possibly deliberately releasing what amounts to a biological warfare agent, but wants to hold that “Trump card” in reserve to avoid a possible confrontation that could possibly lead to an armed conflict.
I’ll sent it utterly destroyed their economy now I don’t think they would do it again
unless they thought having all the countries sue them for trillions or maybe cancel debt owed to them and not having any production anymore was a victory
I would imagine that any kind of lab really studying viruses would eventually try to create artificial conditions of mutation, to test how they might mutate in the real world. This is not the same as saying it was designed to be a weapon; rather just that they would want to try to predict various mutations. Then, some sloppy lab tech walks out of the lab with virus on his glasses or shoes...
We can discuss both, but yes we should not forget how reckless and irresponsible China was in taking those actions. Whether intentional or just very poor judgement it cannot be forgotten.
A geneticist said the other day he’s proven that such modifications were present but that natural selection would work to eliminate them because they provide no adaptive value.
Whether intentional or just very poor judgement it cannot be forgotten”
The fact that they blocked travel from Wuhan to the rest of China settles that question. You will notice MSM focuses solely on origin debate.
Yes I’ve heard that too. An artificially designed virus would have to be really well designed to survive, and kill all the various pathogens that would want it to die so they could survive. But it could in theory have been artificially designed using natural selection methods through lots of trial and error.
Yes, I agree. They were at best recklessly negligent. You could, of course, argue that they underestimated it’s seriousness (or, thought it was no worse than the common flu) and did it for economic reasons - but the consequences to the world were obvious. It shows at best how little regard they have for human life. And worse, they knew it and did it deliberately.
Still don’t think you can stop looking at the origin. We need to know a few things about their intentions, handling procedures, and more.
The MSM is actually trying to put down ANY discussion of the lab, as quickly as they can. Most any articles still about it are on the periphery, such as this one.
China encouraged travel to and from Wuhan to the rest of the world while they blocked it from the rest of China
I’ve done some pretty extensive research on this claim and so far it doesn’t appear to be exactly correct. Wuhan city was shut down to all flights, on the same day, from everything I can find dated from back then. Other flights out of China were allowed, which is of course still outrageous in light of the exploding virus, but none from Wuhan city itself. If you have evidence to the contrary please present it because it would obviously be explosive, but so far it seems to be Hannity on air, only.
This was an overt attack using a deadly germ warfare weapon on the rest of the world.
It certainly appears that way, based on their original actions, and lockdown of the lab now. Keeping a focus on he lab keeps the focus on their dishonesty, until the overall matter can be dealt with, IMO. Thanks.
I am in the camp that believe it escaped from a lab from a gain of function experiment
Here is a weakening Arizona version
An 81 base-pair deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a identified from sentinel surveillance in Arizona (Jan-Mar 2020)
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.17.20069641v1
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