I absolutely do not believe that viruses are the root cause of any illness, but with things like crispr which utilize viruses, we know that something exists and is understood enough to be used in gene editing.
Is there a theory which denies the exist of viruses, but accounts for things like crispr working?
Similarly Smallpox and chickenpox are probably the same disease.
The working understanding of viruses is basically the same as bacteria, except without the photographic or video evidence. In which case, unless exposed to a population that has no natural immunity, or a major mutation by utter chance such as a cross species jump, the general trend of diseases should be to evolve to being less deadly. As well as to evolve to avoid mechanisms that prevent their ability to reproduce.
So smallpox just evolving to be less deadly over the years makes sense, while a mechanism like a vaccine making it extinct doesn't. Especially since such a mechanism is fairly static.
the cited source, an expert in electron microscopy, doesn’t so much say that viruses don’t exist - but that they have never been established as the causal agent of any sickness/disease.
they argue/suspect that all viruses are endogenous (exist within us naturally already) and are not responsible for any sickness (alone, anyway).
I absolutely do not believe that viruses are the root cause of any illness, but with things like crispr which utilize viruses, we know that something exists and is understood enough to be used in gene editing.
Is there a theory which denies the exist of viruses, but accounts for things like crispr working?
Similarly Smallpox and chickenpox are probably the same disease.
The working understanding of viruses is basically the same as bacteria, except without the photographic or video evidence. In which case, unless exposed to a population that has no natural immunity, or a major mutation by utter chance such as a cross species jump, the general trend of diseases should be to evolve to being less deadly. As well as to evolve to avoid mechanisms that prevent their ability to reproduce.
So smallpox just evolving to be less deadly over the years makes sense, while a mechanism like a vaccine making it extinct doesn't. Especially since such a mechanism is fairly static.
interesting. thanks for sharing!
the cited source, an expert in electron microscopy, doesn’t so much say that viruses don’t exist - but that they have never been established as the causal agent of any sickness/disease.
they argue/suspect that all viruses are endogenous (exist within us naturally already) and are not responsible for any sickness (alone, anyway).