Why Some Coronavirus Strains Are More Infectious Than Others by Cindy Olmstead for Mercola
As scientists around the world work diligently to find a way to conquer COVID-19, a group of researchers in Arkansas have taken the lead in discovering why the infection rate of COVID-19 is so high.
At the University of Arkansas in the lab of Mahmoud Moradi and his colleagues, the researchers worked to find out why SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — is so much more infectious than SARS-CoV-1, which caused the 2003 SARS outbreak.
“We discovered in these simulations that SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 have completely different ways of changing their shape, and on different time scales,” Moradi said. “SARS-CoV-1 moves faster, it activates and deactivates, which doesn’t give it as much time to stick to the human cell because it’s not as stable. SARS-CoV-2, on the other hand, is stable and ready to attack.”
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The research conclusions could lead to designing therapeutics that alter the dynamics and make the inactive state more stable, thus deactivating SARS-CoV-2, Moradi said.
One of the primary arguments for genetically engineered (GE) crops and foods was that it was going to solve world hunger. Reality, however, has demonstrated the massive flaws in this argument.
GE agriculture actually does the complete opposite by destroying our soils and making food more toxic and less nutritious. Regenerative farming, on the other hand, has demonstrated its superiority with regard to yield and nutrition, all without the use of toxic chemicals.
Ronnie Cummins from the Organic Consumers Association is calling for a transition toward regenerative organic farming, which has the ability to solve many of our most pressing problems simultaneously.
He believes that there are four major drivers of change to create the regenerative system we would like to have:
- Education and awareness raising
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- This also includes putting the information into practice, meaning, every time you pull out your wallet, you’re considering whether your money is going to support a degenerative or regenerative system. True change comes when people act out their beliefs in the marketplace
