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Certain virus do in fact modify the DNA in cells[1]. From the article: > Some types of virus, such as retroviruses, integrate their genetic material (includin

Certain virus do in fact modify the DNA in cells[1]. From the article: > Some types of virus, such as retroviruses, integrate their genetic material (including the new gene) into a chromosome in the human cell. Therefore the claim that an injection of RNA could modify your DNA is possible. Whether the COVID injections do this is a different story, and seems unlikely. [1] https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/procedures/ https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/proce...

hwillis 5y ago
> Therefore the claim that an injection of RNA could modify your DNA is possible. Absolutely not. This is like saying water is a neurotoxin because a tiny subset of neurotoxins contain water. Or that almost any food can modify your dna, since mRNA, RNA and DNA are in any cells you eat. reverse transcription doesn't just happen. Retroviruses work because they carry reverse transcriptase: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_transcriptase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_transcriptase No reverse transcriptase, no DNA integration. The vaccine leaves out any other parts of the virus besides the spike coding. That makes it SAFER in that respect than conventional or monoclonal vaccines, which include tons of other viral parts! You know what might do reverse transcription? Covid: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/21/e2105968118 https://www.pnas.org/content/118/21/e2105968118 Good thing the mrna vaccine leaves out all those parts that could be activating LINE1 retrotransposons!
- manofmanysmiles 5y ago
  I’m not saying the vaccines do this, just that it’s theoretically possible to make a gene therapy that does modify DNA.
  - rsfern 5y ago
    A gene therapy, sure. After all, that is the basis of CRISPR gene editing [0]. One of the key differences is the mRNA vaccines are not delivered with the necessary enzymes to actually cleave and splice DNA, e.g. [1]. 0: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas9 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas9

hwillis 5y ago

> Therefore the claim that an injection of RNA could modify your DNA is possible. Absolutely not. This is like saying water is a neurotoxin because a tiny subset of neurotoxins contain water. Or that almost any food can modify your dna, since mRNA, RNA and DNA are in any cells you eat. reverse transcription doesn't just happen. Retroviruses work because they carry reverse transcriptase: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_transcriptase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_transcriptase No reverse transcriptase, no DNA integration. The vaccine leaves out any other parts of the virus besides the spike coding. That makes it SAFER in that respect than conventional or monoclonal vaccines, which include tons of other viral parts! You know what might do reverse transcription? Covid: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/21/e2105968118 https://www.pnas.org/content/118/21/e2105968118 Good thing the mrna vaccine leaves out all those parts that could be activating LINE1 retrotransposons!

manofmanysmiles 5y ago
I’m not saying the vaccines do this, just that it’s theoretically possible to make a gene therapy that does modify DNA.
- rsfern 5y ago
  A gene therapy, sure. After all, that is the basis of CRISPR gene editing [0]. One of the key differences is the mRNA vaccines are not delivered with the necessary enzymes to actually cleave and splice DNA, e.g. [1]. 0: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas9 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas9