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I mean, I guess my follow up question is... where does the reverse transcriptase come from? My understanding is that the mRNA, by itself, isn't a retrovirus cap

I mean, I guess my follow up question is... where does the reverse transcriptase come from? My understanding is that the mRNA, by itself, isn't a retrovirus capable of integrating itself with your DNA. It's not built for it. There's no mechanism for reverse transcription in the mRNA in the vaccines, and the mRNA doesn't go near the nucleus of the cell, instead swimming around in the cytosol until a ribosome picks it up.

moralestapia 5y ago
It usually comes along with the virus, but there's some in our body as well [1]. Whether they work on the same mRNA targets or not is an open question. [1]: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2016.00006/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2016.0000...