Episode 1322 • • 1:06:29 - 1:08:30
1322: Dark Fate
Deep Mutational Scanning, Pathogenicity and Scientific Contradictions
An analysis of a paper on "Deep Mutational Scanning" suggests that researchers are overstating the danger of spike protein mutations. One of the paper's authors is quoted from 2020 stating that there was no reason to believe mutations would make the virus more pathogenic. The segment highlights contradictions in scientific literature regarding how tightly the virus binds to ACE2 receptors.