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"The finding of 4 unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV, all of which have identity /similarity to amino acid residues in key structural proteins of HIV-1 is unlikely
by cwkoss 7y ago
"The finding of 4 unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV, all of which have identity /similarity to amino acid residues in key structural proteins of HIV-1 is unlikely to be
fortuitous in nature."
Does this lend support to the theory that the coronavirus was engineered in Wuhan's bioweapons laboratory?
- mc32 7y agoIf that is ever proven and a cover up ensues I’d like to think the people would at last slough off their gov.
- PipeDreamer69 7y agoThe Chinese government has done a lot worse to its own people without being "sloughed" off in living memory.
- rednerrus 7y agoWorse than creating a super plague?
- ravenstine 7y agoHarvesting organs from political prisoners is pretty bad.
- ceejayoz 7y agoYes? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward > A lower-end estimate is 18 million and upper estimates find that some 45 million people died. That's more than virtually all epidemics. Black Death, Spanish flu, and (maybe) HIV exceed it.
- mc32 7y agoVery true but but people are better informed and are no longer powerless peasants and roboter. They have a bit more self determination.
- croissants 7y agoI'm not sure that realizing your totalitarian government is more dangerous and less principled than you thought is going to encourage rebellion.
- yelnatz 7y ago>fortuitous Happening by a lucky chance. It's implying it was inserted on purpose... (Sorry had to look up that meaning.)