Not our friend
This is far
from a “frivolity”, but since it lacks a direct bearing on ovarian cancer I will
publish it here.
You all are
miserably aware that the Covid virus is prone to rapid mutation, and that some
of these mutations may be able to allow the little bastard to escape our
therapies and vaccines. Rather than wait
for such a bug to arise, scientists at Fred Hutch have engaged in vital preemptive
research. Apparently they have examined
the bundle of proteins making up the spike that permits the virus to attach
itself, and somehow deduced which areas are most likely to undergo a damaging mutation. (How they do this kind of thing blows my
mind!). Knowing this, presumably, will
vastly facilitate counter measures. Read
about it Dr. Collins NIH blog:
And, while
you are at it, you might consider thanking the boys and girls at Fred Hutch for
their outstanding work. You could do
worse than to use Linda’s tribute site:
For those many of you that don'tread Dr. Collins blog I pass on his final advise: the three Ws
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Watch your distance
Wash your hands
This virus is a nasty little bastard for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is its ability to mutate.
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