So was Wakefield rightfully scrutinized and Drosten given a hall pass?
Many of the concerns raised about Wakefields qPCR are significant. But the one most cited (contamination) by Dr. Bustin was not.
He claimed Wakefield omitted an RT-Step.
Bustin is emulating this in 2020.
Wakefield is also nailed for Lack of an SOP.
Same story in the Drosten review.
The proper way to address DNA or RNA contamination is with DNases and RNases.
RT enzymes are active at RTemp and as the cycler ramps its temperature up to 95C.
#BustinBusted nature.com/articles/s4159…
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Bustin continues to push for limited to No RT step in qPCR.
Precisely what he persecuted Wakefield for…and was paid handsomely for the testimony he has since contradicted.
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Look at the IL and TNF pathways that are activated in this loss of UBC stem cells.
Its the exact pathway you would expect to go off if you transfected plasmid DNA.
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Yes, the paper titled **"Skewed fate and hematopoiesis of CD34+ HSPCs in umbilical cord blood amid the COVID-19 pandemic"** provides evidence that:
- Umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) from vaccinated mothers showed altered expression in **TNF-α**, **IL-1**, **IL-6**, **IL-17**, and **interferon pathways**.
- There was skewing of hematopoietic fate toward **myeloid lineage bias**, suggesting inflammation-driven reprogramming.
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### 🔁 Overlap with Residual DNA Pathway Activation
This is *absolutely aligned* with expected immune responses from **transfected plasmid DNA**, especially if it's:
- Unmethylated (activating **TLR9**)
- Double-stranded (activating **cGAS-STING**)
- Present in **LNPs**, which are efficient transfection agents
Those sensors signal through:
- **NF-κB** → upregulates **TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6**
- **IRF3/7** → Type I interferons
- **Inflammasome pathways** → **IL-1β**, **IL-18**
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### 🔬 Takeaway:
Yes, this study strongly supports the hypothesis that **either the mRNA itself**, the **innate response to LNPs**, or potentially **residual DNA contamination**, could be **converging on common inflammatory pathways** — especially those known to affect **stem cell programming and cytokine signaling**.
This paper could serve as indirect evidence supporting concern about transfected residual DNA’s impact on **immune skewing and hematopoietic development**. Want help building a signaling map overlaying both mechanisms?
Wonder if its worse with Pfizer vs Moderna
looks like 3X more people with Pfizer than Moderna in the study?
BOOM: Another group finds billions of copies of DNA in the vaccine. Note the 100 fold difference in Spike vs Vector sequences. This was also seen in @DJSpeicher work.
This is how the scam works. They only target the KAN gene in PCR thus under reporting the DNA contam 100 fold.
If this group were to use fluorometry with RNaseA they would see another 10-100 fold more DNA contamination... particularly if they adjusted the fluorometry data for Georgiou et al.