Beware of any doctor who needs to advertise on social media
and do more research
http://www.lasikcomp...pTenReasons.htm
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Posted by Tarpon on 16 November 2016 - 09:45 AM
Beware of any doctor who needs to advertise on social media
and do more research
http://www.lasikcomp...pTenReasons.htm
Posted by Tarpon on 17 July 2016 - 09:42 PM
Read the articles, a very small percentage of those available which confirm that immunity CAN be genetic
If you disagree then as a supposed scientist, please attach a link completely refuting that immunity can never have a genetic basis
Otherwise you make unsubstantiated claims
Viruses DO mutate, just because it hasn't been discovered yet in KHV is not a guarantee that it will never happen
Posted by Tarpon on 17 July 2016 - 03:15 PM
Sorry guys but we do certainly see instances of genetic immunity and resistance to viruses
For example HIV www.hivplusmag.com/research-breakthroughs/2016/3/23/anyone-immune-hiv
and Hepatitis C www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(14)70965-X/fulltext?rss=yes
Of course these are not the Koi Herpes Virus but these examples do show that individuals may have immunity to a virus
As such a population of carp may develop resistance or immunity to the KHV and rapidly re-populate resulting in a complete waste of time and resources in trying to eradicate them in the 1st place as well as lingering KHV in other hosts even bristlenose catfish www.int-res.com/articles/dao_oa/d105p163.pdf
And yes viruses DO mutate and change their activity and infectivity eg Asian Influenza pandemic 1957 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862331/
Good to have some sensible discussion on the PCS again by the way
Posted by Tarpon on 10 May 2016 - 08:10 AM
3. Viruses can mutate - what long term studies can prove it wont mutate in 10 to 50 years to attack other fish or other animals, birds, people? When it reaches its peak saturation and you have virus rich waters, and reduced number of carp hosts, can a mutation jump to new hosts? Did you ever hear of swine flu or bird flu? viruses jumping hosts is not a new thing, maybe our government is jealous of these other countries having dangerous viruses skipping from animals to people, I guess a new fish flu epidemic could put us Aussies on the map!
I agree
I remember a Will Smith documentary a few years ago where they showed that a virus used to cure cancer ended up turning people into albino zombies
Posted by Tarpon on 04 April 2016 - 08:40 AM
Advocating fraud on a public forum not a good idea.
I have alerted my friend at RAC insurance
Posted by Tarpon on 01 May 2015 - 08:34 AM
I'm sure however that the executions have made other potential drug smugglers strongly consider their future actions
THAT is a positive
Posted by Tarpon on 30 April 2015 - 06:10 AM
Yes
Always sad if a human life is lost but it is the law of the country
Posted by Tarpon on 18 March 2015 - 04:29 PM
Get heaps in my drag net when prawning in the western suburbs, all released of course
Posted by Tarpon on 05 February 2015 - 11:12 PM
Contact Oliver at Aquotix he has some excellent medication which I used to good effect in my tanks
Posted by Tarpon on 19 September 2014 - 11:13 AM
Who said it was a lot of money?
And good for you for trying to turn this into a pissing contest lol.
Was merely stating that If he wants more, I have access to them and they're not as much as what Tarpon paid.
Appreciate it Ronny
Point I'm trying to make is being lost. There are SOME on here prepared to pay whatever for whatever fish they want. Paying $60 for a 4cm fish is no problem for me
I am not here to offend anyone but you smoke $360 in a week, well I'm too embarrassed to tell you what I spend on holidays, fishing, dinner etc