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To: TaxRelief; CathyRyan; vetvetdoug; CholeraJoe; Dog Gone; Petronski
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2 posted on 03/26/2003 8:00:17 AM PST by aristeides
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To: aristeides; Mother Abigail
In the last couple years, there has been a tremendous amount of progress in the field of virology. Recently, there have been several breakthroughs on the Coronaviridae front. Coronavirus is very large (~30kb) and until recently has been difficult to clone. However by combining a recombinant vaccinia virus and fowl pox for instance, it has been possible to create a recombinant human coronavirus.

This sounds complicated, but the bottom line is there is a lot of research that involves combining viruses. Theoretically, the purpose of the research is to find cures for diseases that are not as easily vaccinated against, ie, measles, mumps and other simple viruses. However, the information on the recombinant research is readily available to anyone who chooses to fathom it and misuse it.

Mother Abigail: You are out of your element on the technical details and run the risk of misleading people. For instance, it is imperative that people at risk understand the means of transmission and dangers of paramyxovirus and coronavirus. One type of paramyxovirus may live harmlessly in humans, but not all paramyxovirus are harmless: measles, mumps, RSV are just three examples. Coronavirus is only responsible for 10 to 15% of cold viruses, but a host of other problems. Perhaps you should limit yourself to disseminating information while avoiding answering microbiology specific questions.

61 posted on 03/26/2003 10:37:30 AM PST by TaxRelief
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