David Sinclair· PhD
1. When Korean scientists tried to culture #coronavirus from people retesting positive, they couldn’t. The PCR tests are likely detecting non-transmissible, residual viral RNA.
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
1. When Korean scientists tried to culture #coronavirus from people retesting positive, they couldn’t. The PCR tests are likely detecting non-transmissible, residual viral RNA.
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A study from the Korean CDC trace 790 close contacts of 285 people who retested positive and found that none of the close context became infected. Researchers tested respiratory samples from 108 of the repositive cases and could not isolate the intact virus.