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Attack the X-viruses
The X-Men film series tells the story of a group of amazing people who are hated, distrusted and misunderstood in wider human society because of the great powers they have acquired as a result of being mutants.
Viruses all over the world are infecting their heads.
The direct reference to it Mutant viruses strike fear into the average person. But viruses cannot mutate; they do it all the time. This is what allows them to survive, by experimenting with new variations and coordinates that allow them to be more efficient in how they affect different cells and organisms.
But not all mutations are created equal. In some cases, they can implement – not necessarily superpowers – but real mortality. The virus that caused the flu pandemic in 1918 is believed to have been transmitted by a mutation that made it far more deadly, for example.
The X-Men gained superpowers as a result of being mutants.
Most snails do not have that effect. For now, yes there is no evidence that the new version of SARS-CoV-2 found in the UK is more destructive than other modifications. And while British health officials have said it appears to be spreading faster, Operation Warp Speed Chief Scientific Adviser Moncef Slaoui has said there is no hard evidence of that.
For good or ill, mutations can only occur if the virus grows and spreads.
“There is ample opportunity in our own country for these mutations to happen, which would not surprise me as long as we continue to look for them, we are going to see similar mutations,” said Anthony Fauci. , the main infectious agency of the U.S. government- disease doctor, in interview with Bloomberg Television.
The way to stop the virus from reproducing is to avoid diseases, either through social distance, wearing a mask, or through the use of new vaccines that are being distributed in countries around the world. the world.
When viruses like SARS-CoV2 repeat “quickly and widely,” Fauci said, “you get mutants.”–John Lauerman
Listen up
The COVID-19-approved vaccines developed by Moderna and the partnership of Pfizer and BioNTech use a genetic material called messenger RNA to convert the body’s own cells into vaccine factories. This approach is the first for vaccines. It relies on decades of clinical study into whether messenger RNA technology can be used to treat a wide range of diseases, from cancer to seasonal flu.
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