mRNA is basically program code. They use another modified virus to drive the mRNA into your cells which then like a computer virus is accidentally executed and does unpredictable stuff. This is how viruses work, they are almost exactly like computer viruses, fragments of code get executed by your body accidentally and cause issues. They are trying to do the same thing but to have the code executed do something like build pieces of the covid virus to create an immune response to whatever was created with the code and then hopefully you are immune.
Or in Bill Gates's case.. Modify your brain to adjust your personality and decision making.
But what happens if in transit some of the "code" drifts a little. Then the execution can be unpredictable. Probably why some people just suddenly die.
oh and a snippit:
"4.3 |. RNA modifications and memory
To date, many studies have shown that DNA and/or histone modifications play an important role in memory formation.106 However, RNA modifications also participate in memory formation. For example, experimentally induced reductions in Fto expression have been shown to enhance contextual fear memory.107 No doubt many other examples await discovery."
It reprograms your body to make more of certain proteins (such as antibodies) by direct manipulation of your protein making machinery (rather than as a response by the immune system to foreign bodies). At least that’s my take on it, not a scientist.
Educate me on the implications of that
mRNA is basically program code. They use another modified virus to drive the mRNA into your cells which then like a computer virus is accidentally executed and does unpredictable stuff. This is how viruses work, they are almost exactly like computer viruses, fragments of code get executed by your body accidentally and cause issues. They are trying to do the same thing but to have the code executed do something like build pieces of the covid virus to create an immune response to whatever was created with the code and then hopefully you are immune.
Or in Bill Gates's case.. Modify your brain to adjust your personality and decision making.
But what happens if in transit some of the "code" drifts a little. Then the execution can be unpredictable. Probably why some people just suddenly die.
...or worse - cue up "I am Legend".
Or pretty much any zombie movie made in the last decade. World War Z, Resident Evil...
That's how you get the 'zombie' apocalypse. I'm not even remotely joking.
How would that be possible? Like, in medical terms, how could RNA make specific changes to the way that everyone thinks?
Here, for your reading pleasure. super TLDR. mRNA seems to have as much if not more of an effect than DNA in effecting structural changes in your biology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6233296/
oh and a snippit: "4.3 |. RNA modifications and memory To date, many studies have shown that DNA and/or histone modifications play an important role in memory formation.106 However, RNA modifications also participate in memory formation. For example, experimentally induced reductions in Fto expression have been shown to enhance contextual fear memory.107 No doubt many other examples await discovery."
that can't happen. they could however pretty easily throw in other sequences if they wanted to.
It reprograms your body to make more of certain proteins (such as antibodies) by direct manipulation of your protein making machinery (rather than as a response by the immune system to foreign bodies). At least that’s my take on it, not a scientist.
Which is why J&J is an actual vaccine. I'm ok with JJ.
In theory it shouldn't matter much. However it would be trivial to add in some extra RNA sequences that do other stuff if someone wanted to.