MedPage Today May 17, 2021
Respected experts in genetics have caused a stir on both social media and in scientific circles by suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 can integrate pieces of its genetic code into the human genome.
If true, the results could explain why some people test positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA sometimes months after recovering from their initial infection, even though no infectious virus can usually be grown.
But many scientists say they aren’t convinced, citing concerns that the findings could simply be artifacts of lab preparation.
Some have also raised concerns that the work could be misconstrued by the anti-vaccine community, which is reportedly stretching the results to apply to COVID-19 vaccines — even though the authors have stressed the work has no implications for...
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