When the COVID-19 genome changes, it is called a mutation. When the mutations combine, it is called a variant. When variants combine, it is called a recombination. The general consensus is SARS-CoV-2 originated from a recombination event. An animal variant combines with a human variant and jumps to humans. When a virus jumps form animals […]
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The Recombination Event: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
COVID Mutation and Variant Threats
When multiple genetic mutations start showing up in infected individuals, it is called a variant. Omicron Delta You asked: In your opinion – Whats our window to get people vaccinated vs the new variant becoming dominant. Please correct me if I’m wrong – South African Variant not working so well with vaccines. UK Variant is […]
COVID Mortality Rate, Recovered, or Survived
by Daniel Brouse February 4, 2021 There have been discussions about how the COVID-19 mortality rate is declining. I said: The mortality rate is probably not declining. In fact, the new variants are likely increasing the mortality rate. The graphs that appear to show the mortality rate declining have more to do with how we […]
Daniel Brouse: About the Author
Q: Any background on membrane .com? A: In 1994, I started a publishing company with another scientist (low temperature physicist and co-builder of the Ohio States supercomputer). The name of the publishing company is The Philadelphia Spirit Experiment. As the name suggests, it is a scientific experiment in the publishing of arts and science. At […]
COVID Immunity: What We Know
1) Natural Immunity If you get a moderate to severe case of COVID-19, most people maintain viable antibodies for 90 days and memory T-cells for 5 months. This will likely give you natural immunity to the same strain of COVID for up to 5 months. The resistance to the UK variant is thought to be […]
COVID-19 Testimonial Update — 1 Year Later
January 19, 2021 Today is my one year anniversary of catching COVID-19. * 24 hours later I started feeling weird — upset stomach and vertigo. Difficulty in falling to sleep with the “spins”. * Woke up the next morning feeling like I had a severe hangover — headache, body ache, fatigue. * 72 hours later […]
Good Gut Bacteria
Your good gut bacteria is essential to a healthy immune system. “The gut microbiota that resides in the gastrointestinal tract provides essential health benefits to its host, particularly by regulating immune homeostasis. Moreover, it has recently become obvious that alterations of these gut microbial communities can cause immune dysregulation, leading to autoimmune disorders.” [1] Gut […]
76% of Patients Suffer from COVID-long Haulers
The Lancet published a peer reviewed study entitled “6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital: a cohort study”. The study found 76% of patients reported at least one symptom at 6 months after symptom onset. The proportion was higher in women. The most common ailments were: fatigue or muscle weakness sleep difficulties anxiety […]
COVID and DNA Damage-mediated PARP Activation
COVID-19 causes DNA damage. “DNA damage-mediated PARP activation is the cause of NAD+ depletion. The PARP1 inhibitor ABT-888 prevents the increase in PAR levels, NAD+ depletion and CaT loss. These findings confirm that DNA damage-mediated PARP activation is the cause of NAD+ depletion. PARP1-mediated synthesis of ADP-ribose chains in turn depletes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), […]
Air Pollution: the Baby Killer
Air pollution, both inside and outside the home, contributed to the deaths of about 500,000 newborns in 2019, as reported in the State of Global Air 2020. State Of Global Air 2020 PDF “The number is just staggering,” reports the epidemiologist that led the stufy, Rakesh Ghosh of the University of California, San Francisco. The […]