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Yes indeed, the virus appears to stem from a particular mouse that is commonly used for lab experiments. It is possible that they are the origin of the virus.
Did anyone get what they sad about the glycogag leader beeing 100% the same like something else... lol
That was fare to deep into the science part... but somehow they talked about the virus comming out of a lab?
i thought its interesting that they say evolution made the mice immune to XMRV, Its like survival of the fittest mouse....so maybe this virus really did make mice very ill - once upon a time!
XMRV no longer infecting mice......
BUT maybe humans aren't so lucky with XMRV........
Placebos are not necessary for anything that can be measured objectively. Antibiotics will kill off bacteria whatever you think you are getting.
If they measure viral loads or immune profiles after giving retrovirals the placebo effect is not a factor. It is only when patients are asked how they feel that it comes in.
The original work which found the placebo effect has been re-examined and it was found that the author had overstated his results.
When people are asked if a symptom has gone when they are in a drug trial they have a tendency to say it is working a bit because they do not want to disappoint the researchers. This has nothing to do with a mysterious psychological effect.
Placebos and blinded studies have become words that are used without people really understanding what they mean and why they are important.
Mithriel
This is what Dr Racaniello said:
"This blows me away. The glyco-gag leader of XMRV is a 100% match with 1-2-9 laboratory mouse strain.
The Alter sequence matches C-57 black mice 99%. So, does this mean that the origin of the virus is laboratory infection?"
I was wondering if I heard correctly!!! and if anyone else had picked up on this. Dove and the other guy sure had a strong reaction. Tell me he's not implying we could be sick because of a lab infection spreading to millions of people
I find it interesting that 3 months ago they claimed that contamination was highly likely in the science study while now we know it isn't. Can anyone explain what a glyco-gag leader is?