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[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But isn't that what the first poster is playing on? It would certainly lower the chance of transmitting a virus

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yep, plus better 5G coverage for the rest of us too...

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But better 5G coverage increases chance of transmitting a virus...

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Only to anti-vaxxers, so we're good 👍

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think the commenter in the picture was wooshed

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also, it's bothering me that it's not immediate.

If he was going to be wooshed, he could at least get the details right...

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago

I think a healthy body could survive a single instantaneous disappearance of current mRNA, as long as the mechanisms to create more mRNA remain functional. All cells would just respond to new conditions more slowly and less effectively for a few minutes to hours, leaving the body vulnerable to disbalancing conditions such as infections. Some cells would die but most of them can be replaced in days.

On the other hand, deleting DNA (and thus preventing the creation of RNA) cannot be survived. A great exploration of such scenario is in the No More DNA chapter in What If? by Randall Munroe: the syptoms would be like eating an Amanita mushroom such as the "Destroying Angel", whose amatoxin prevents DNA transcription, or acute gamma irradiation. The patient is fine for a few hours (or less with a theoretical DNA wipe), then start exhibiting cholera-like symptoms (vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea), then they start to feel better. However, at that point, since cells can't divide, immune system collapse or systemwide organ failure is inevitable.