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A "novel virus", heh?   This was published on July 1, 2006.  The emphasis is mine. Preparation of a Chimeric Armored RNA as a Versatile Calibrator for Multiple Virus Assays Clin Chem.  2006 Jul; 52(7): 1446–1448. Published online 2006 Jul 1.  doi:  10.1373/clinchem.2006.069971 PMCID:  PMC7542541 PMID:  16798980 Preparation of a Chimeric Armored RNA as a Versatile Calibrator for Multiple Virus Assays Qiuying Huang ,   Yangjian Cheng ,   Qiwei Guo ,  and  Qingge Li Author information   Copyright and License information   Disclaimer Associated Data Supplementary Materials Go to: To the Editor: As with all diagnostic techniques, molecular testing requires careful quality control ( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ). In detection of RNA viruses, which are often present at low concentrations and are prone to degradation, stringent monitoring is needed for all aspects of assay performance, including virus lysis, RNA isolation, reverse transcription, amplification, and detection steps. Among many propose

  Long Before Suspicions Arose About A Lab Leak, Government Scientists Were Fiddling With Bugs to Make Them More Deadly Film maker and book author Kris Newby dives into the secretive federal research that may have made Lyme disease such a problem in the United States. Paul D. Thacker Decades before the COVID outbreak when Americans first began hearing of dangerous “gain of function” virus studies, US bioweapons researchers were juicing up bugs to make them more deadly and contagious. Combing through historical military records, writer Kris Newby found evidence that this research may have fueled the rise of patients with Lyme disease—a sometimes chronic condition, with almost half a million new infections every year. In her book, “ Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons ”, Newby pulls together various threads, including an interview and notes from the government researcher who first discovered Lyme disease, that point to the possibility that this conditions is