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  1. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    interestingly, the authors (Utrecht university) give you not only their recipe but also their antibody sequences for non commercial use. Samples of SARS-COV-2 was supplied by Germans.
  2. Woosh

    Getting me, my child and 4 bottles of beer up a mountain!

    it's called battery sag. When you ride up a steep hill, the motor asks more of the battery causing its voltage to drop more than before. When you get back to flat road, the motor reduces its demand, the battery recovers. If the voltage drops too low (below 31V), the motor will cut out. Don't...
  3. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    that's the problem. Back in the 80s, genome modifications were done using virus vectors which leave tell tale backbone residues. Not now. People have access to vast resources: software simulations and 3D printing like facilities. You can simply write the sequence that you want to insert, where...
  4. Woosh

    Getting me, my child and 4 bottles of beer up a mountain!

    no. 100% power is divided into 9 steps instead of 3. there is not a better one. The controller inside your kit is still currently the latest and best from Bafang. You can get a colour LCD if you like.
  5. Woosh

    Getting me, my child and 4 bottles of beer up a mountain!

    it's programmable with free software but I would not recommend you do. 3 assist levels are quick to flick through. 9 assist levels are possible but not as practical.
  6. Woosh

    Help! Recommendations for petite senior.

    a lot of my senior customers cannot step over 12" - that is why all my step through bikes have lower step than all the low step bikes.
  7. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    sounds logical if SARS-COV-2 is a natural virus which is still unproven. If the carrier is not aware of his/her role, the infection can be passed on to anyone within the 2M rule. One way to figure it out is if the suspected carrier or patient 0 is tested positive for antibodies.
  8. Woosh

    Help! Recommendations for petite senior.

    take a look at the Woosh Rambletta: https://wooshbikes.co.uk/?rambletta
  9. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    that's a few trillion dollars question now we know how damaging a pandemic can be. Nano technology in medicine has never had an opportunity like this to occupy centre stage.
  10. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    not a credible scenario if the virus is naturally occuring which is so far still unproven. but if the virus is taken from a laboratory by a visitor then the scenario is credible.
  11. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    @tommie scientists have not yet found the natural reservoir for SARS-COV-2. The alternative is that it escaped from a laboratory but which one? SARS-COV1 and hundreds of other viruses affecting human respiratory system are studied all over the world since the 80s when molecular biology enjoyed...
  12. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus add a small modification to the monobasic cleavage site to make the virus capable of using furin and you get very close to SARS-COV-2.
  13. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    that virus could be made in at least a dozen countries: USA, China, Germany, France, UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, Mexico etc. Samples of virurses and equipment are widely available. Google CRISPR-Cas9. It would not surprise me if it comes out of swine flu studies a few years back.
  14. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    most of our government's scientific advisors are there to be human shields for the ministers.
  15. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    you have to ask Donald Trump. He's got the progress reports. A lot of German labs have developed MABs (monoclonal antibodies) against polybasic cleavage sites in avian flu. They may benefit in selling their antivirals.
  16. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    polybasic cleavage site on the spike protein could have been inspired by work done on HPAIV (highly pathogenic avian influenza virus) in the early noughties. German labs did a lot of work on the potential of pandemic caused by avian flu.
  17. Woosh

    Hello from the Lizard, Cornwall

    yes, it's a diy kit. The most difficult step is to fit the pedal sensor to the bottom bracket. To do that, you will have to remove the bottom bracket, hang the sensor on to the stationary bottom bracket cup and refit. If you don't want to do this yourself, a local bike shop can do it in about...
  18. Woosh

    Hello from the Lizard, Cornwall

    if you think you would use your Brompton if it's electrified, may be worth wait a couple of weeks. I will start selling my kit for the Brompton for £529. It comes with a 13AH small frog battery good for about 40 miles from a full charge.
  19. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There are just too many coincidences making CV such a clever virus. It is without doubt 'optimised' for high R0. WHO gave it (basic reproductive number) 2.0-2.5, SARS 1.7-1.9 and MERS <1. if you google 'polybasic cleavage sites', there are a lot of studies showing that they boost the virulence...
  20. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    why do I believe CV is man made? SARS-COV-2 has 3 remarkable features: - 96% of the genome of SARS-COV-2 is identical to bat's RaTG13 - RBD of SARS-COV-2 is identical to pangolin SARS-COV-1's RBD - SARS-COV-2 has a polybasic cleavage site. It's a small block of 12 nucleotides that is located...