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Posted On: 08/06/2020 2:22:07 PM
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Drano....saw this tweet referenced at the swamp by an epidemiologist:
Some scientists have been using the wrong cell lines to study SARS-CoV-2. Using the widely available Vero cells - instead of lung cells - is not helpful because while Vero cells are pretty convenient to work with, they have only 1 entry point for the virus (our lung cells have 2)
This is how we ended up with some early botched findings about hydroxychloroquine.
Hydroxychloroquine stops SARS-CoV-2 from infecting Vero cells - but it doesn't stop the virus from infecting human lung cells
If true, this is huge for B!
Some scientists have been using the wrong cell lines to study SARS-CoV-2. Using the widely available Vero cells - instead of lung cells - is not helpful because while Vero cells are pretty convenient to work with, they have only 1 entry point for the virus (our lung cells have 2)
This is how we ended up with some early botched findings about hydroxychloroquine.
Hydroxychloroquine stops SARS-CoV-2 from infecting Vero cells - but it doesn't stop the virus from infecting human lung cells
If true, this is huge for B!
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