According to the abstract, the study says that it changes gene expression, particularly the expression of a reverse transcriptase called LINE-1. It does not say that it alters your DNA sequence. It could be argued that gene expression is the equivalent of changing your DNA.
Sorry but that is not correct. Retroviruses work by reverse transcription. They convert mRNA into DNA but that does not mean that it integrates into the human genome. What happens after that is the real question.
I can tell by your reply that you don’t seem to understand how DNA works in general.
They convert mRNA into DNA but that does not mean that it integrates into the human genome
This doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. mRNA is being reverse transcribed directly into your very human DNA sequence. That is about as close a match for the term “integrate” as possible 🤦♂️
Do you know why you were born with 20% of your DNA being of viral origin? It’s from eons of reverse transcription. You absolutely inherited this DNA from your parents. And you absolutely are affected by having this foreign code in your DNA.
Sorry but you are wrong again. Humans are actually made up of 46 different sets of DNA, these are your chromosomes. It would be one thing to say that the DNA was being spliced into, or integrating into, one of your 46 chromosomes. However that’s not what this paper is saying. Presumably it is just being transcribed into its own DNA sequence.
There are many DNA viruses that do the same thing. They actually carry DNA and inject it directly into the nucleus of the cell. In this case, instead of injecting DNA into the cell, the vaccine injects mRNA which is converted to DNA.
So again, the ultimate question that needs to be answered is what is the ultimate fate of this DNA. Is it passed on to daughter cells? If so then that might be more of a problem.
According to the abstract, the study says that it changes gene expression, particularly the expression of a reverse transcriptase called LINE-1. It does not say that it alters your DNA sequence. It could be argued that gene expression is the equivalent of changing your DNA.
"We also show that BNT162b2 mRNA is reverse transcribed intracellularly into DNA in as fast as 6 h upon BNT162b2 exposure. "
It is modifying the DNA itself. It can be passed on to offspring.
Sorry but that is not correct. Retroviruses work by reverse transcription. They convert mRNA into DNA but that does not mean that it integrates into the human genome. What happens after that is the real question.
I can tell by your reply that you don’t seem to understand how DNA works in general.
This doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. mRNA is being reverse transcribed directly into your very human DNA sequence. That is about as close a match for the term “integrate” as possible 🤦♂️
Do you know why you were born with 20% of your DNA being of viral origin? It’s from eons of reverse transcription. You absolutely inherited this DNA from your parents. And you absolutely are affected by having this foreign code in your DNA.
Sorry but you are wrong again. Humans are actually made up of 46 different sets of DNA, these are your chromosomes. It would be one thing to say that the DNA was being spliced into, or integrating into, one of your 46 chromosomes. However that’s not what this paper is saying. Presumably it is just being transcribed into its own DNA sequence.
There are many DNA viruses that do the same thing. They actually carry DNA and inject it directly into the nucleus of the cell. In this case, instead of injecting DNA into the cell, the vaccine injects mRNA which is converted to DNA.
So again, the ultimate question that needs to be answered is what is the ultimate fate of this DNA. Is it passed on to daughter cells? If so then that might be more of a problem.