I guess I'm like you. I don't have enough info to conclude that viruses cause disease. I think it's fair to define viruses as genome fragments. In that case viruses definitely exist, since genomes are obviously capable of being broken into fragments. The important question for me is, are there any fragments that can replicate in certain environments. I think there's a good chance that they can, but I won't be convinced till I see much better proof. Maybe some of the experts have seen such proof, but I still need to see it myself. So that's what I'm doing around here. I want to know what specific base protein sequences would cause a virus to form a protein coat or a lipid coat, what sequences would cause the virus to attach to cells, to enter cells and to acquire proteins there for virus replication. It seems a little far-fetched that a fragment of genetic code could do all that, but if it can, I want to find the proof.
I don't like the epithet 'Bobs' - it conveys nothing about our opinion and reveals your predisposition to the subject. Team Virus vs Team Exosome might be fairer.
Hiya Dawnie
I can't reply on JonR's post as don't pay. Say what we like about SteveK but at least we can reply for free.
Yes Pretty accurate so far!
from one of the bobs
https://georgiedonny.substack.com/p/seeing-is-believing
Jo
really appreciate the feedback!
here's my latest post:
https://dawnfrench.substack.com/p/a-team-captain-and-working-definition?r=gse79&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I guess I'm like you. I don't have enough info to conclude that viruses cause disease. I think it's fair to define viruses as genome fragments. In that case viruses definitely exist, since genomes are obviously capable of being broken into fragments. The important question for me is, are there any fragments that can replicate in certain environments. I think there's a good chance that they can, but I won't be convinced till I see much better proof. Maybe some of the experts have seen such proof, but I still need to see it myself. So that's what I'm doing around here. I want to know what specific base protein sequences would cause a virus to form a protein coat or a lipid coat, what sequences would cause the virus to attach to cells, to enter cells and to acquire proteins there for virus replication. It seems a little far-fetched that a fragment of genetic code could do all that, but if it can, I want to find the proof.
I don't like the epithet 'Bobs' - it conveys nothing about our opinion and reveals your predisposition to the subject. Team Virus vs Team Exosome might be fairer.