@sk_yy7 @BobLoukas Omicron is actually good news. We all just have PTSD. COVID is a retrovirus, and once such viruses become bogged down by too many mutations, it's usually a sign that it's dying. We've likely turned a corner on COVID. https://t.co/rLJmFas7ty
Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high?
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The social discussions surrounding the article reflect a variety of views on RNA virus mutations. Posts like 'RNA viruses are the Tasmanian devils of immunology' and 'the vax isn't mitigating anything' demonstrate deep concern about mutation rates and their implications for vaccine effectiveness. The use of terms like 'game changer' and 'it's always mutating' reveals emotional reactions and personal beliefs, highlighting how the tone can sway the overall sentiment towards a blend of caution and curiosity.
The majority of discussions express varied opinions on the implications of RNA virus mutation, indicating a neutral stance overall.
Many posts express strong curiosity about the high mutation rates of RNA viruses, as evidenced by numerous references to the publication.
While some posts discuss implications, others dismiss or simplify the findings, indicating moderate engagement.
The perception of impact is mixed; some users recognize the importance of understanding RNA virus mutation, while others question its significance.
Abstract in brief
- RNA viruses have high mutation rates that contribute to their ability to evolve quickly and cause disease.
- Recent studies suggest that these high mutation rates might be a result of natural selection favoring faster replication of their genomes.
- Understanding this relationship can help researchers figure out how to combat RNA viruses more effectively.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyWhy are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? RNA viruses have high mutation rates—up to a million times higher than their hosts—and these high rates are correlated with enhanced virulence and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viruses. https://t.co/kHIyPoe84F
@NewsForAllUK ‘Tis no surprise that highly mutation prone RNA viruses mutate & multiple such varieties may arise, spread to new hosts (and be not bound with great affinity by IG moieties of tests or individuals immunized against a specific no longer prevalent strain). https://t.co/8OzhgEL7b9
Virus RNA gampang mutasi, krn tdk pny mekanisme tsb. Mutasi semua makhluk, sebagian besar netral, tdk menyebabkan apa-apa. Sebagian lg menyebabkan efek + maupun (-) bagi makhluk utk bertahan & berkembang biak. Varian Delta adlh cth mutasi (+) utk si COVID. https://t.co/ceZu8jGoiX
Recommended short read on virus mutation rates, written by @DuffyLab #PLOSBiology: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/MjFDpwfX5i
@EconCircus High transmission & low mortality is strongly selected for within high mutation rate RNA viruses in host populations, i.e.(high mortality strains that kill most hosts are likely to suffer the same fate & poorly transmitted strains may not spread at all). https://t.co/8OzhgEtvMz
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@LerouxArthur10 @raoult_didier Ce que la miss Lacombe ignorait ou voulait ignorer : 13/08/2018 PLoS Biol "Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high?", Siobain Duffy @Pr_Chabriere_E https://t.co/OvSlhSae9Y
ssrna viral fidelity vs. GoF https://t.co/4E6sN1CwkB
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RT @dreamgbutterfly: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/oYlg9CFuLP
RT @dreamgbutterfly: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? @PLOSBiology @dreamgbutterfly
@LynnParkPDog @bennyjohnson You also want to consider this as a factor when consider that 'THIS vaccine', and this what we are talking about not the real vaccines of the past, did not do what it said in the tin so to speak, I am sure some is a basic BSc can even grasp this!
@AntonioSabatoJr It has always been known: mRNA viruses mutation rate is too rapid to be addressed by functional vaccines. https://t.co/1dlEHDMlRC
@NoLa504ghetto @njkol8000 @KAOS_6_6_6 RNA viruses are the Tasmanian devils of immunology. https://t.co/404oakdJsj
@IndianaCoco @BSmooter @ChadHud39666678 @TanafromNZ @lunababy12345 @oz_humanist @joe_possibly @matthewdmarsden Third, and fortunately for us, not all mutation produces a viable virus or one that can outcompete its parent. What we call evolution, competition of mutations, wipes the vast majority out. https://t.co/YhrOV1uGdX
RT @fulhammonty: @MikeKeelfree Will these boosters protect against stupidity? Read up on why vaccines are ineffective against RNA viruses:…
@MikeKeelfree Will these boosters protect against stupidity? Read up on why vaccines are ineffective against RNA viruses: https://t.co/1dlEHDucDu
@alexonlocaltwt @trunkletrouser @MostlyPeacefull I think you are missing the key point about RNA viruses... they mutate... a lot. https://t.co/1dlEHDucDu
@aprincipe1 @ClayTravis Just the important stuff, like the fact that mRNA viruses mutate rapidly, to make hitting the moving target difficult, if not impossible: https://t.co/1dlEHDucDu
@brianglenntv The coronavirus is an RNA virus, RNA viruses mutate constantly because they don't have the gene corrective mechanisms of an organism based on DNA. The unvaccinated MAGAt walking Petri dishes are the virus's very best friends. https://t.co/pX0uGye9OE
@WendyOrent @halvorz @macroliter @stgoldst counterpoint by @DuffyLab (I'm not sure if I agree with it) https://t.co/uQKRR9J6dR https://t.co/9NPUMPKhh8
@fsasjohn @AWokeZombie https://t.co/8XQ728IcQd
@Dr_Emergencydoc ROFL: "Es gibt dann halt nur keine Infektionswellen mehr..." bei nem RNA-Virus. JAAA! *seufz* Könnt Ihr bitte ALLE mal aufwachen jetzt? JETZT? https://t.co/5JCefgaaa3
@nananastee @nathaliejacoby1 https://t.co/piMic1XyMl
"Descubrieron una nueva variante del SARS-Cov-2", ay no que horror". Pues es un virus de RNA, ¿qué esperaban?. les va: https://t.co/CJAvDPbIEv
@MatthewG_NYC @yaneerbaryam some reading suggestions https://t.co/zIVcrhKyCC https://t.co/2whGB1Klig https://t.co/NqIMRbcZHS
@BennerJonathan @RyanChristense3 @Travis_in_Flint The vax isn't mitigating anything. It's contributing to virus mutations. https://t.co/K3SFcXJCya
@disneyglimpses High transmission & low mortality is strongly selected for within high mutation rate RNA viruses in host populations, i.e.(high mortality strains that kill most hosts are likely to suffer the same fate & poorly transmitted strains may not spread at all). https://t.co/8OzhgEL7b9
RT @Seanmaloney0: @EconCircus High transmission & low mortality is strongly selected for within high mutation rate RNA viruses in host popu…
@EconCircus High transmission & low mortality is strongly selected for within high mutation rate RNA viruses in host populations, i.e.(high mortality strains that kill most hosts are likely to suffer the same fate & poorly transmitted strains may not spread at all). https://t.co/8OzhgEtvMz
@JohnWil58834501 @jordanbpeterson But the vaccinated are getting the variants too? Also, didn't this latest variant start in Africa, where the vaccination rates are much lower? Or, could it be that RNA viruses are just notorious for mutation? https://t.co/Oj0cdqp76p
Why are #RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? RNA viruses have high mutation rates—up to a million times higher than their hosts—and these high rates are correlated with enhanced virulence and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viruses. https://t.co/2xOmk7hQrE
@playnwithsizzrz @TPostMillennial @RealCandaceO There will always be another variant. https://t.co/Oj0cdqp76p
@allensc77113655 @davidfrum You do know that Covid is an RNA virus? The possibility of attaining #ZeroCOVID is a myth. https://t.co/Oj0cdqp76p
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@NewsForAllUK ‘Tis no surprise that highly mutation prone RNA viruses mutate & multiple such varieties may arise, spread to new hosts (and be not bound with great affinity by IG moieties of tests or individuals immunized against a specific no longer prevalent strain). https://t.co/8OzhgEL7b9
Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? || “RNA viruses have high mutation rates—up to a million times higher than their hosts—and these high rates are correlated with enhanced virulence and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viruses.” https://t.co/ksgjDtiQRS
@BryanDeanWright But I thought RNA viruses were always mutating? The good news is that they also attenuate. #science https://t.co/Oj0cdqp76p
@JohnNea20957805 @Lilac0071 @oregon_mom_ Great question. https://t.co/mB5uSGExLI https://t.co/FeliuIFMdw
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RT @Papaya05419370: @sk_yy7 @BobLoukas Omicron is actually good news. We all just have PTSD. COVID is a retrovirus, and once such viruse…
@sk_yy7 @BobLoukas Omicron is actually good news. We all just have PTSD. COVID is a retrovirus, and once such viruses become bogged down by too many mutations, it's usually a sign that it's dying. We've likely turned a corner on COVID. https://t.co/rLJmFas7ty
RT @gporter812: @craigtimes @dctblackwell And by the way, if you are one to also believe that a variant which was a double mutation found i…
@MPKIAKA @trafalghar @GuillaumeRozier Et voilà quelques documents à explorer : https://t.co/e04S8QFrsn https://t.co/EglsjzTSYx
@craigtimes @dctblackwell And by the way, if you are one to also believe that a variant which was a double mutation found in India over a year ago is here and hasn't mutated into something else, 3 x over, you're fooling yourself. Mutations come faster when the virus gains fitness https://t.co/nKP3STlIkP
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@TCPiersanti @greg_price11 @survivinglife3 Exactly "a booster is needed" because Covid-19 is an RNA virus... vaccines offer no sterilizing or long-term immunity for RNA VIRUS. https://t.co/Oj0cdq7weR
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@ForestMommy …the piece is misleading. Highly mutation prone RNA viruses may be expected to mutate at high rates within any viable living host, which, in addition to humans, likely includes many species associated with humans (immunised or otherwise). https://t.co/8OzhgEtvMz
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RT @RodriChen: Virus RNA gampang mutasi, krn tdk pny mekanisme tsb. Mutasi semua makhluk, sebagian besar netral, tdk menyebabkan apa-apa. S…
Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/m2DX7AbuQf
RT @RodriChen: Virus RNA gampang mutasi, krn tdk pny mekanisme tsb. Mutasi semua makhluk, sebagian besar netral, tdk menyebabkan apa-apa. S…
Virus RNA gampang mutasi, krn tdk pny mekanisme tsb. Mutasi semua makhluk, sebagian besar netral, tdk menyebabkan apa-apa. Sebagian lg menyebabkan efek + maupun (-) bagi makhluk utk bertahan & berkembang biak. Varian Delta adlh cth mutasi (+) utk si COVID. https://t.co/ceZu8jGoiX
Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? @PLOSBiology @dreamgbutterfly
@pedroramalhoc @taf @Peliteiro @joaomiranda @VascoMBarreto1 @carlos_jb_paz RNA viruses mutation rate is dramatically high, up to a million times higher than that of their hosts and this high rate is correlated with virulence modulation and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viral adaptation - https://t.co/zLBwy1HFck.
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RT @MichaelRFerrari: @spwells @DanielleFong + Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/VE982E6fXn
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.. Why are #RNA_virus_mutation rates so damn #high? The high mutation rate of RNA viruses is credited with their evolvability and virulence. This Primer, however, discusses recent evidence that this is, in part, a byproduct of selection for faster... https://t.co/fkPnuFmhZh
RT @owhy3: .. Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? The high mutation rate of RNA viruses is credited with their evolvability and…
.. Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? The high mutation rate of RNA viruses is credited with their evolvability and virulence. This Primer, however, discusses recent evidence that this is, in part, a byproduct of selection for faster... https://t.co/fkPnuFmhZh https://t.co/2mDjKun7Pl
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Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? RNA viruses have high mutation rates—up to a million times higher than their hosts—and these high rates are correlated with enhanced virulence and evolvability, traits considered beneficial for viruses. https://t.co/kHIyPoe84F
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Recommended short read on virus mutation rates, written by @DuffyLab #PLOSBiology: Why are RNA virus mutation rates so damn high? https://t.co/MjFDpwfX5i