DNA & RNA Biology, mRNA Vaccines, Vax Contamination & Side Effects, Spike Protein, Hop Latent Viroid
About the guest: Kevin McKernan is the Chief Science Officer at Medicinal genomics and has been working the the biotechnology sector and conducting genomics research going back to his involvement in the Human Genome Project.
Episode summary: Nick and Kevin discuss: basics of DNA and RNA biology; mRNA vaccines and how they work compared to traditional vaccines; the mRNA vaccine manufacturing process; DNA contamination in the Pfizer and Modern mRNA vaccines for COVID; the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein; vaccine side effects; ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine; and more.
*This content is never meant to serve as medical advice.
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Kevin McKernan talks to Nick about the differences between the mRNA found in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines compared to the mRNA found in the SARS-CoV-2. This particular mRNA sequence encodes the virus spike protein.
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