tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post2610656564773257777..comments2024-01-26T15:55:13.708+05:30Comments on Audi Alteram Partem: Why I Love Viruses……Ganesh Puttuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-31997511245782040802012-05-11T22:53:49.626+05:302012-05-11T22:53:49.626+05:30and there is another popular theory that slow dege...and there is another popular theory that slow degenerative diseases like Alzheimer are actually viral diseases..have you heard of it? that a lot of viruses have integrated with our DNA that we are basically a mix of human and viral genes....<br />p.s. to answer your question on why i dint try molecular bio/immuno...the true reason would be that ever since my original research was stolen/plagiarized by my Pg guide- i have developed an aversion to research.. and to the Indian research system in general...decided to just sticking to making money like everyone else around me...Ganesh Puttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-83732592786988476762012-05-11T22:49:15.290+05:302012-05-11T22:49:15.290+05:30Hmmm!!! interesting comment of yours...did viruses...Hmmm!!! interesting comment of yours...did viruses precede bacteria or not? and can they have developed before their hosts developed? cant rally say -i guess... the origins of life in the primordial soup is pretty much obscure as to the precise order of evolution. but what about panspermia theory? cant viruses along with other microorganisms been seeded to us from somewhere else? they seem to be pretty hardy creatures and could have survived the extra-solar journey in better shape than others precisely because of lack of cell wall/membrane...Ganesh Puttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-86179972763571045992012-05-11T10:11:07.522+05:302012-05-11T10:11:07.522+05:30I guess that there is speculation that viruses cou...I guess that there is speculation that viruses could be 'rogue DNA / RNA' that started getting a life of their own - much like cancerous cells.The Visitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379204603893147923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-58640538821361362342012-05-11T10:07:39.216+05:302012-05-11T10:07:39.216+05:30Very well written - informative, as well as intere...Very well written - informative, as well as interesting. <br /><br /><i>They were some of the earliest developed life forms on our planet and they make even the dinos seem a young species.</i><br />Hmmm. I'm not too sure if the above assertion is true. My reasoning being that viruses are not free-living organisms, and hence would require a host to live on. Bacteria should have pre-existed bacteriophages. Similarly humans / mammals etc should have arrived before viruses that infect humans/animals. Of course cross species/ cross genus transmission of viruses cannot be ruled out. <br /><br />-V<br /><br />PS: With your kind of interest in Biology and genetics (which I would say is rare in Doctors) I'm surprised that you haven't taken up a career in Molecular Biology / Immunology / Microbiology.The Visitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379204603893147923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-65738798781731432992012-04-29T21:03:30.791+05:302012-04-29T21:03:30.791+05:30wow...awesome dude...simply terrific...but i will ...wow...awesome dude...simply terrific...but i will be happy to see evidence of the claim that sabin injectable is more efficaceous than salk. Its a news to me. awesome blogging. Keep going :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com