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“The mRNA slips into our cells, carrying instructions to make antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2”. No. The mRNA has instructions to reproduce part of the struct
by z5h 6y ago
“The mRNA slips into our cells, carrying instructions to make antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2”.
No. The mRNA has instructions to reproduce part of the structure of the virus. Our immune system creates antibodies to the foreign and inert bits of virus.
- TaupeRanger 6y agoI don't have much confidence in the scientific accuracy of a "long read" article that begins with the mind numbing trope of a storybook personal anecdote. 80% of this article is free of useful or relevant information. The parts that anyone would ever remember could be summed up in 3 paragraphs. I really hate this trend in journalism but I suppose it exists for a reason, as people won't read things that aren't "entertaining".
- zamalek 6y ago> part of the structure of the virus. Specifically the spike protein that's been talked about everywhere. There is no actual COVID-19 virus involved. It would be like cloning only your fingers, and using those finger clones to train fingerprint scanners. Later on, when the real human comes along, those scanners would recognize you. Those finger clones wouldn't be able to do anything else meaningful and would eventually decay away.