Steven Avery
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Reassessing the Foundations of Virology: A Critical Look at Historical Methods
Virus Isolation - The Three Dominant Methods Over the Past Century
mathewnorth.substack.com
Hi Matthew,
Thanks for sharing!
Whenever there is a "history of virology" or "great moments in virology science" there is an amazing lacuna.
One fundamental theory is that the dead/inactive "viruses" enter cells and then hijack cell functions (of a variety of cells) for their own replication.
This is an extraordinary theory, which, if virology was a science, would require extraordinary proof.
However, there is no science behind this theory. If there were, c. 1950s there would have been specific experiments that, non-circular, replicable, demonstrated that this occurred.
Never happened.
Simply accepted as "science" by osmosis and peer accolades.
Conclusion, virology is not really a science.
Note that this in a sense precedes the other missing links, such as isolation, infection, transmission. In a sense it is more fundamental, since it is a core definition of viruses that they have this amazing capability.
Your thoughts?
Thanks!
Steven Avery
Dutchess County, NY USA
