There seems to be general agreement that no virus has ever been physically or biochemically isolated or successfully grown in tissue culture. If that is the case, then how can any lab concoct a "live" or "attenuated" virus for a vaccine? Can a lab create a virus---said to be a single strand of DNA or RNA enclosed in a protein coat? Is vi…
There seems to be general agreement that no virus has ever been physically or biochemically isolated or successfully grown in tissue culture. If that is the case, then how can any lab concoct a "live" or "attenuated" virus for a vaccine? Can a lab create a virus---said to be a single strand of DNA or RNA enclosed in a protein coat? Is virology a pseudoscientific discipline built on a foundation of sand? I have asked before and never seen these fundamental questions answered. I had always accepted the standard narrative on viruses that I was taught in medical school 50 years ago. They were basically the default diagnosis for upper respiratory symptoms that were not caused by bacteria and there was nothing one could do beyond symptomatic treatment. But the covid episode showed that these elusive particles could be used create a panic that enabled those with tyrannical tendencies to upend much of normal society and therefore should be reconsidered.
There seems to be general agreement that no virus has ever been physically or biochemically isolated or successfully grown in tissue culture. If that is the case, then how can any lab concoct a "live" or "attenuated" virus for a vaccine? Can a lab create a virus---said to be a single strand of DNA or RNA enclosed in a protein coat? Is virology a pseudoscientific discipline built on a foundation of sand? I have asked before and never seen these fundamental questions answered. I had always accepted the standard narrative on viruses that I was taught in medical school 50 years ago. They were basically the default diagnosis for upper respiratory symptoms that were not caused by bacteria and there was nothing one could do beyond symptomatic treatment. But the covid episode showed that these elusive particles could be used create a panic that enabled those with tyrannical tendencies to upend much of normal society and therefore should be reconsidered.