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[–]hennaojichan 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Dr Mullis was an enthusiastic user of hallucinogenic amphetamines like MDA, MMDA and molly, that I haven't tried yet. He died in 2019. Was he whacked?

Some virologists say that the invention of the PCR test by Dr Mullis is so important that virology could be divided into Before PCR and After PCR.

[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There's a lot of measures taken by the government that have already caused many deaths everywhere, I think understanding the PCR test is of huge relevance because of it.

It's the maker of the PCR test saying how useless the test is by itself (at least as a viral examination in the way it is being used) and that it doesn't really indicate that there is a destructive, alien agent in your body. It makes me frustrated that most people are probably suffering from common issues related to their own body's health. But can't tell the difference between this and COVID, all because of the fearmongering of the media.

[–]ballooon 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This video is about HIV, which is very different from coronavirus. Indeed, PCR is kinda useless when testing for HIV. It is a serious disease that warrants the highest levels of test precision possible. People need to be 100% certain they have it, and in what quantities before committing to medication and behavioral changes for their entire lives. It is also much harder to transmit, which removes the need for mass testing. However flawed the PCR might be, it is a very useful tool for easily transmissible diseases such as covid. We would lose the ball if we depended on blood tests solely.