Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Mon May 18, 2020, 03:26 PM May 2020

Scientists still trying to understand baffling, unpredictable coronavirus

MILWAUKEE – The new coronavirus has spread like wildfire, killed — and spared — people of all ages and all health conditions, baffled doctors, defied guidance and conventional wisdom, and produced an unprecedented array of symptoms.

There's never been a virus like it.

"This gets into every major biological process in our cells," said Nevan J. Krogan, a molecular biologist at the University of California, San Francisco, who has studied HIV, Ebola, Zika, dengue and other viruses over the last 13 years.

"At the molecular level, it's something we've never seen before, and then look at what it does to the body — the long list of symptoms — we've never seen that before."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/something-weve-never-seen-before-scientists-still-trying-to-understand-baffling-unpredictable-coronavirus/ar-BB14eZ3B?li=BBnb7Kz

4 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Scientists still trying to understand baffling, unpredictable coronavirus (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP
Can't wait to find out the things it does to people in future years. It may just settle in BamaRefugee May 2020 #1
This is why everyone should take any news of a vaccine with a grain of salt. redstatebluegirl May 2020 #2
Yes, this. SoonerPride May 2020 #3
K&R stonecutter357 May 2020 #4

BamaRefugee

(3,476 posts)
1. Can't wait to find out the things it does to people in future years. It may just settle in
Mon May 18, 2020, 03:30 PM
May 2020

comfortably in folks and suddenly flare up with new horrors down the line.

But don't worry, rednecks with guns have already figured out that the whole thing has blown over now. Apparently double-wide trailers are now also leading research labs.

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
2. This is why everyone should take any news of a vaccine with a grain of salt.
Mon May 18, 2020, 03:31 PM
May 2020

This one is going to be harder than normal to find a vaccine for. All of the labs in the world are working overtime to find a cure or a vaccine, corporate labs and university labs 1000's of them. They will all try to get publicity with every small discovery. I know everyone wants a cure, but this is going to be very slow going.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Scientists still trying t...