Time for a tin foil hat?

[BouncyNinja]

So scrolling though face pages, some i know posted some crap about corona virus, yadda yadda, but then i had a look at the crap.. mistake 1.

Seems there is a patent for it

US10130701B2 - Coronavirus - Google Patents

The present invention provides a live, attenuated coronavirus comprising a variant replicase gene encoding polyproteins comprising a mutation in one or more of non-structural protein(s) (nsp)-10, nsp-14, nsp-15 or nsp-16. The coronavirus may be used as a vaccine for treating and/or preventing a...

patents.google.com

 

[Jings]

So scrolling though face pages, some i know posted some crap about corona virus, yadda yadda, but then i had a look at the crap.. mistake 1.

Seems there is a patent for it

US10130701B2 - Coronavirus - Google Patents

The present invention provides a live, attenuated coronavirus comprising a variant replicase gene encoding polyproteins comprising a mutation in one or more of non-structural protein(s) (nsp)-10, nsp-14, nsp-15 or nsp-16. The coronavirus may be used as a vaccine for treating and/or preventing a...

patents.google.com

Save your tinfoil hat for something more intriguing. Caronaviruses are a large family and have been around for a very long while. Even the common cold is a coronavirus.

 

[acidrain]

I'm no bioengineer so none of that lingo makes sense to me, but it wouldn't be unlikely that there is a patent. With how easily it is able to enter cells and spread, it could be engineered to target and overcome cells infected with other diseases.

Who knows... just my wild guess.