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Writer’s gold. I was half-asleep, now wide awake reading a long article. The hook did was it was meant to - reel me in. #Writing https://twitter.com/newyorker/status/1249066226413973508
Writer’s gold. I was half-asleep, now wide awake reading a long article. The hook did was it was meant to - reel me in. #Writing https://twitter.com/newyorker/status/1249066226413973508
“Unlike other RNA viruses, however, coronaviruses do have some capacity to check for errors when they replicate. “They have an enzyme that actually corrects mistakes,”
Starting to see COVID-19 as living creature (which it is) - not an inanimate invisible thing.
Good writing!
Starting to see COVID-19 as living creature (which it is) - not an inanimate invisible thing.
Good writing!
Some takeaways:
“Scientists behind a new study, published earlier this month in the journal Science, have found that for every confirmed case there are likely five to ten more people in the community with an undetected infection. This will likely remain the case.”
“Scientists behind a new study, published earlier this month in the journal Science, have found that for every confirmed case there are likely five to ten more people in the community with an undetected infection. This will likely remain the case.”
Comforting news?
“Once the virus is spreading easily...its attitude is, “I’m happy, I’m good, no need to change...the virus’s stability—how much it is thriving among us...now and mutating only minimally—bodes well for the performance of antiviral drugs and, eventually, a vaccine”
“Once the virus is spreading easily...its attitude is, “I’m happy, I’m good, no need to change...the virus’s stability—how much it is thriving among us...now and mutating only minimally—bodes well for the performance of antiviral drugs and, eventually, a vaccine”
“They also found that the virus can survive, for three hours, floating through the air, transmitted by the tiny respiratory droplets an infected person exhales, sneezes, or coughs out....The infection window is highest in the first ten minutes.”
What happens in severe cases:
“When the immune system finally does register [the virus’] presence, it might go into overdrive, send everything in its arsenal to attack... It is almost like an autoimmune disease; the immune system is attacking parts of the body that it shd not”
“When the immune system finally does register [the virus’] presence, it might go into overdrive, send everything in its arsenal to attack... It is almost like an autoimmune disease; the immune system is attacking parts of the body that it shd not”
“Over time,as viruses evolve with their natural habitats,they tend to cause less severe disease -that is good for both the host & the virus.”...More virulent strains might burn out (which, however, means many more awful deaths),while remaining hosts might build up some immunity.”
Honestly this article by @carolynkor is a must-read! Packed with scientific insights and studies, quotes from experts - without being confusing or overwhelming.
Simple but powerful storytelling at its best - I mean, author made the virus less invisible! https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/from-bats-to-human-lungs-the-evolution-of-a-coronavirus?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=tny&utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_twitter
Simple but powerful storytelling at its best - I mean, author made the virus less invisible! https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/from-bats-to-human-lungs-the-evolution-of-a-coronavirus?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=tny&utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_twitter
