My most-excellent friend Sara made a few observations about squid. Namely, that contrary to the CNN.com article, squid != octopus and that using the word multi-tentacled (as opposed to all those tentacle-less species of squid out there)to describe one does little but make the Hentai perves on your mailing list perk up.
I followed the link to the site you recommended and found, much as I have in the past, "problems."
As a researcher, I must note that all papers cited in the False Positive section predate 1994. Not on reference, not one paper in the last eight years. For any scientific discovery to be considered legitemate, it must have evidence. If we don't consider economic advice from last year valid, why should we believe that this research is even germaine? Methods change rapidly, especially in microbiology.
For example, much of the site's issues lie in ELISAs and Western Blot. Isn't it possible that tests to detect HIV, just like anti-virus software, have been updated in the last 8 years? Knowing the market, I'd have to say yes. People want things more quickly and more accuratly. That may account for the sudden drop-off in the number of articles looking at false positives: there just aren't as many anymore. I sincerely doubt that every single geneticist and biologist the world over has been corrupted by this supposed evil empire that created the myth of HIV, i.e. I don't see South Africa's government coming up with any new ideas that have any basis in science.
In addition, if you go to the "Before you take any test" section, you will find four documents to sign, supposed legal agreements. They are well crafted...to tug on the heartstrings and to make even the most liberal physician very uncomfortable (which I suppose is the point). There are no guarantees in medicine, sorry. Not in antibiotics. Not in surgery. Not even in new age herbal stupidty.
Finally, there is the causal relationship, a tricky standard, I know. Prior to the advent of AZT, in places where AZT is not available, and in other situations where AIDS goes untreated by conventional pharmecueticals: people are dying from diseases that only occur when the immune system is terribly weakened. The levels of HIV are very high in these people. I challenge the writers of this website, and all websites thereafter, to find the connection. Find me all the people who die of AIDS who don't have HIV. Make it significant. Show me proof in virus levels and histology. Show me numbers.
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My most-excellent friend Sara made a few observations about squid. Namely, that contrary to the CNN.com article, squid != octopus and that using the word multi-tentacled (as opposed to all those tentacle-less species of squid out there)to describe one does little but make the Hentai perves on your mailing list perk up.
I followed the link to the site you recommended and found, much as I have in the past, "problems."
As a researcher, I must note that all papers cited in the False Positive section predate 1994. Not on reference, not one paper in the last eight years. For any scientific discovery to be considered legitemate, it must have evidence. If we don't consider economic advice from last year valid, why should we believe that this research is even germaine? Methods change rapidly, especially in microbiology.
For example, much of the site's issues lie in ELISAs and Western Blot. Isn't it possible that tests to detect HIV, just like anti-virus software, have been updated in the last 8 years? Knowing the market, I'd have to say yes. People want things more quickly and more accuratly. That may account for the sudden drop-off in the number of articles looking at false positives: there just aren't as many anymore. I sincerely doubt that every single geneticist and biologist the world over has been corrupted by this supposed evil empire that created the myth of HIV, i.e. I don't see South Africa's government coming up with any new ideas that have any basis in science.
In addition, if you go to the "Before you take any test" section, you will find four documents to sign, supposed legal agreements. They are well crafted...to tug on the heartstrings and to make even the most liberal physician very uncomfortable (which I suppose is the point). There are no guarantees in medicine, sorry. Not in antibiotics. Not in surgery. Not even in new age herbal stupidty.
Finally, there is the causal relationship, a tricky standard, I know. Prior to the advent of AZT, in places where AZT is not available, and in other situations where AIDS goes untreated by conventional pharmecueticals: people are dying from diseases that only occur when the immune system is terribly weakened. The levels of HIV are very high in these people. I challenge the writers of this website, and all websites thereafter, to find the connection. Find me all the people who die of AIDS who don't have HIV. Make it significant. Show me proof in virus levels and histology. Show me numbers.
Then make your stand.