i just met a guy online who claims to be a neurosurgeon.
i tested him on his knowledge about the brain,
and he did seem pretty accurate with his direct responses to my question (i didnt give him time to look up any answers). so i guess he really is a neurosurgeon, but who knows right.
anyway.
i told him about how science seems to be in the dark ages when it comes to XMRV and CFS. he didn't know a lot about xmrv of CFS,
but he gave me an answer on why he thinks this XMRV thing is blown out of proportion.
below is a copy of my question and his answer.
i don't understand his answer so i don't know how "cliche" his answer was.
yet, maybe one of you will understand it,
and be interested in what he had to say.
[00:54] <neurosurgeon> viral genomes are well integrated in oour dna .. as shown in the Human genome study ..
[00:55] <ME> yes but is it not possible then that
[00:55] <ME> if 1/25 have XMRV (a documented retrovirus)
[00:55] <ME> this causes CFS in some people and cancers in others?
[00:55] <ME> what make u think its highly unlikely, if recent research find correlation between
[00:55] <ME> XMRV and these ilnesses, especially CFS
[00:55] <neurosurgeon> the mere presence of a retroviral sequence cannot be interpolated with a clinical condition unless you can explain the molecular sequence .. like in HIV
[00:56] <neurosurgeon> out of 10,000 epidemiologic hypotheses, eventually one is proved correct
i tested him on his knowledge about the brain,
and he did seem pretty accurate with his direct responses to my question (i didnt give him time to look up any answers). so i guess he really is a neurosurgeon, but who knows right.
anyway.
i told him about how science seems to be in the dark ages when it comes to XMRV and CFS. he didn't know a lot about xmrv of CFS,
but he gave me an answer on why he thinks this XMRV thing is blown out of proportion.
below is a copy of my question and his answer.
i don't understand his answer so i don't know how "cliche" his answer was.
yet, maybe one of you will understand it,
and be interested in what he had to say.
[00:54] <neurosurgeon> viral genomes are well integrated in oour dna .. as shown in the Human genome study ..
[00:55] <ME> yes but is it not possible then that
[00:55] <ME> if 1/25 have XMRV (a documented retrovirus)
[00:55] <ME> this causes CFS in some people and cancers in others?
[00:55] <ME> what make u think its highly unlikely, if recent research find correlation between
[00:55] <ME> XMRV and these ilnesses, especially CFS
[00:55] <neurosurgeon> the mere presence of a retroviral sequence cannot be interpolated with a clinical condition unless you can explain the molecular sequence .. like in HIV
[00:56] <neurosurgeon> out of 10,000 epidemiologic hypotheses, eventually one is proved correct