Just to clarify a bit here on DNA and RNA because I actually studied generics in college. My teacher tried to make me quit because I was not in medical school and she said I would fail. I made the best grade in the class. That was because it was an interest of mine and not just a pre req for my degree. This has been very useful knowledge over the last year whereas the rest of my life it was useless.
DNA is a double helix RNA is a single helix of genetic material. You can see this in the image below. Both are made of 4 molecules the A (Aenina), the G (Guanina), the C (Citosina), and the T (Timina). A is always across from T and G is always across from C in the DNA double helix.
When a cell splits what happens is the Rhibosome takes DNA in on one side, splits the double helix then takes RNA floating in the cell to match those pairs back onto the now split DNA and makes the 1 DNA into 2 identical DNA strands. So yes RNA does go into DNA but RNA cannot insert itself into this process in a different order than it was before as the whole process is powered by chemical bonds and the A only binds with T and C only binds with G.
What causes DNA to change are other chemicals like heavy metals we might breathe or eat and things like sunlight. UV rays actually can blast holes in DNA strands shortening them and cutting them in half so when this process takes place what is created is no longer a cell that functions as the tissue it is supposed to be. When this process happens we call it cancer.
As for taking in RNA well you don't need this vaccine to do that. We consume RNA and DNA all the time. It's in every living we eat which is everything we eat. That is where the spare RNA that is floating around in our cells for them to split comes from. It's why we have to eat and it's why we literally are what we eat.
A virus is actually rogue DNA set loose in our systems. A virus is a protein package with spikes that bond to our cells and insert a DNA packet into them. The virus then hijacks our ribosome and starts producing that DNA instead of our own DNA. Eventually the cell bursts when it is full of the virus and releases many more viruses into our system. Our immune system eventually comes up with antibodies which bind to the spikes preventing them from attaching to cells. This is the process of getting sick and then getting well. The virus overwhelms our system and then our system turns the tide and overwhelms the virus.
It's also why the amount of the virus you intake when you're infected can drastically change the symptoms. You take in a lot you will get very sick because your immune system take much longer to overwhelm the virus. If you only take in a bit your immune system can match the output and you will only get a little sick.
What the mRNA vaccines do is insert mRNA into our system which will act like a virus and take over our cells to produce only the outside spikes of the coronavirus protein pack. This triggers your immune system to make the binders that will bind to thos spikes in case you are infected with an actual coronavirus.
I know this is complicated but it is molecular biology so it's supposed to be hard. I also am not trying to persuade anyone to take a vaccine or not. I do know there is a lot of fear and a lot of misinformation though and this is actually something I know a little bit about. My knowledge here is quite high level and out of the weeds so I can't answer much more but this is a decent start for those curious.
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Denton? I was just over in the Lewisville site this afternoon getting my first one....
Yes you are wrong. The m. (messenger) is an important distinction.
mRNA can not affect DNA in human cells. It only creates (encodes for) a very specific protein within your cell. mRNA will never enter the nucleus where our DNA is stored. That specific protein is the spike on the outside of Sars-Cov-2. the presence of the spike protein in your cells creates an immune response that then allows your body to have the tools to attack Sars-Cov-2 and give you immunity (in ~95% of people with vaccine) to getting Covid19.
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Could an mRNA vaccine change my DNA?Coronavirus Resource Center - Harvard Health
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is very contagious, and spreads quickly. Most people with COVID-19 have mild respiratory symptoms that feel much like a cold or flu. But it can be much more serious for older adults, people with...
An mRNA vaccine — the first COVID-19 vaccine to be granted emergency use authorization (EUA) by the FDA — cannot change your DNA.
mRNA, or messenger RNA, is genetic material that contains instructions for making proteins. mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 contain man-made mRNA. Inside the body, the mRNA enters human cells and instructs them to produce the "spike" protein found on the surface of the COVID-19 virus. Soon after a cell makes the spike protein, the cell breaks down the mRNA into harmless pieces. At no point does the mRNA enter the cell's nucleus, which is where our genetic material (DNA) lives.
The immune system recognizes the spike protein as an invader and produces antibodies against it. If the antibodies later encounter the actual virus, they are ready to recognize and destroy it before it causes illness.
. that we can agree on.
