How PCR Changed Science Forever

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  • Опубликовано: 21 янв 2025

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  • @rosalina2773
    @rosalina2773 Год назад +25

    I highly recommend Kary Mullis’ biography. It is quite short but fascinating. I read it during my first year of studying chemistry at university. As a bit of a social outcast, I felt very isolated from my peers in classes, and when attempting to mimic behavior to fit in (yes I’m autistic, apparently). Kary really resounded with me as being someone who was unabashedly open to sharing both his genius and insanity. He wasn’t a perfect person by far, but he was genuine in his thoughts with no apology or care (not always a good thing in excess, but still something I wish I saw more). Had he been born a century prior, I genuinely think he would be revered among the likes of Einstein and Tesla. The corporatism and corruption of science buried this man. Even when earnestly asking about him to my professors recently when using PCR testing in lab, most laugh about him and act as though he was crazy… I guess you could argue he was, but “crazy” is often a common descriptor among those who are able to produce an idea this revolutionary.

    • @pookiecatblue
      @pookiecatblue Год назад +6

      I've read his book "Dancing Naked in the Mind Field. Great book. He was definitely an interesting character. Too bad he's not still with us. I think they did away with him.

    • @rosalina2773
      @rosalina2773 Год назад +7

      @@pookiecatblue I wondered the same thing. The timing of his death was just… very odd.

    • @denofpigs2575
      @denofpigs2575 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@rosalina2773 He challenged Fauci and was not someone they could just ignore.

    • @gayedawn1
      @gayedawn1 6 месяцев назад +1

      He conveniently “died” TOO SOON. Would it have been used as it is now if he had been alive?

    • @anael55
      @anael55 Месяц назад

      There's a fine line between genius & insanity. I think he was a genius and a bit insane.

  • @starfy20291
    @starfy20291 2 года назад +28

    This video is ridiculously good. It's science explained through storytelling filled with heart. As a microbiology major, watching this gave me the inspiration to learn and explore new aspects that nature has to offer for scientific research. To look beyond what's already known and to think bigger. I'm so glad I found this channel through the bonsai video - so so good. Beautifully written well done. I hope more and more subscribers come your way

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад +2

      wow, you're so kind! Thanks so much and I'll definitely keep going! I'm glad you were able to appreciate it too! I think it's a pretty dense video, maybe a little too confusing for the general public. Good luck in your studies

    • @swmplvr
      @swmplvr Год назад

      it's actually misleading as Kary Mullis made it clear that PCR is NOT to be used for testing!!!

    • @lilyc8173
      @lilyc8173 Год назад +1

      It is fraud

    • @lilyc8173
      @lilyc8173 Год назад

      @@TheBackpackingBiologistyou are a fraud and liar

  • @brewin7992
    @brewin7992 2 года назад +14

    I'm blown away by how well made this is, I love all the interviews and all the great effort you give this.

  • @edwardyue5884
    @edwardyue5884 Год назад +11

    I was in a bioengineering lab before, and it was so good to see things in a different way, it is great that you have done so much work on explaining the great PCR. shout out to backpacking biologist

  • @smilefjesemoji
    @smilefjesemoji 2 года назад +49

    Such a great video, I'm so happy I discovered your channel! Thank you for putting your time and effort into them, it really shows :)

    • @JaKeV46
      @JaKeV46 2 года назад

      ^

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад +3

      Thanks a lot! I love making these videos and I'm glad there are people there that enjoy watching them :)

    • @thebigcheese5606
      @thebigcheese5606 2 года назад

      @@TheBackpackingBiologist you are absolutely pushing false information and you know it. You have no real facts. No real peer reviews and knowing that NO 'virus' has been ever isolated. You are parroting arbitrary and false information.

    • @swmplvr
      @swmplvr Год назад +2

      it's actually misleading as Kary Mullis made it clear that PCR is NOT to be used for testing!!!

    • @AnarchistN8iv
      @AnarchistN8iv Год назад

      ​@@swmplvrYes and Yes!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @gibygiby2677
    @gibygiby2677 2 года назад +6

    I loved the mix of scientist interviews and on location filming. Amazing video as always!

  • @venomfall
    @venomfall 2 года назад +13

    Another great video! The quality of content you're producing is far, far above what most channels your size are at. Keep up the good work, I hope to see your audience growing in the future!!

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much! I appreciate you and I’m glad you like the content 🙏🏾

  • @indayche5285
    @indayche5285 2 года назад +9

    Impressive. You obviously put a lot of time into this video. Thank you for new information.

  • @mohammedaffan594
    @mohammedaffan594 2 года назад +11

    I have learned about pcr in my pharmacy school but never seems this interesting it's more like exploring around the way you went through every step it's embedded deep into roots of my brain which I'll never gonna forget in my life this how exactly teaching should be🖤

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад

      Thanks so much man! That’s exactly what I want to accomplish for people. Thanks for watching!

    • @swmplvr
      @swmplvr Год назад +1

      it's actually misleading as Kary Mullis made it clear that PCR id NOT to be used for testing!!!

  • @vdubs4life1964
    @vdubs4life1964 2 года назад +72

    Kary said it himself that PCR isn't designed to detect viruses. And its not a test.

    • @h.gonyaulax2190
      @h.gonyaulax2190 2 года назад +8

      Mullis made this statement in a video that is about 25 years old. PCR tests did not exist at that time. The tests use PCR, but they are a separate method. Today they are everyday biochemistry. Since viruses contain nucleic acids, they can of course be detected by PCR based Tests. His statement is completely outdated.

    • @vdubs4life1964
      @vdubs4life1964 2 года назад +19

      @@h.gonyaulax2190 but he died in 2019 and he never retracted what he said in that interview 25 years ago.

    • @h.gonyaulax2190
      @h.gonyaulax2190 2 года назад +3

      @@vdubs4life1964 Maybe no one asked him anymore later? PCR, his brainstorm under LSD, won him the Nobel Prize, but unlike other laureates, he was no longer taken scientifically seriously because of his curious views later.

    • @thebigcheese5606
      @thebigcheese5606 2 года назад +10

      @@vdubs4life1964 correct. He also stated that it can detect everything that you would look for. I'm paraphrasing of course. Put pretty much on point.

    • @thebigcheese5606
      @thebigcheese5606 2 года назад

      @@vdubs4life1964 and he also knew that the hiv/aids "virus" was a scam.

  • @elim4605
    @elim4605 2 года назад +5

    Fascinating! These explanations are so clear. Love what you're doing production-wise too. Using magnets, interviewing friends in the field, filming on-site? It's top notch, dude. 🤓🤠

  • @harambesrevenge1169
    @harambesrevenge1169 2 года назад +3

    Such an awesome video, I’ve learned so much from your channel! Thank you!

  • @earthlingsixbillionsomethi2486
    @earthlingsixbillionsomethi2486 2 года назад +2

    Really helped me understand how PCR works man. High quality video. Your haircut had me staring lol.

  • @joshvarghese3439
    @joshvarghese3439 2 года назад +2

    I learned a lot about PCR, this was a really informative video. You put a lot of time and effort into these videos, good job

  • @danny3619
    @danny3619 2 года назад +3

    Super cool and informative video!

  • @Siphyr
    @Siphyr Год назад

    Love your vidoes so much man, the love and care you put tinto them really shines through ^_^

  • @EtherealOblivion
    @EtherealOblivion 2 года назад +7

    Great video!! I always learn something new when I visit this channel. Stay awesome! 😊

  • @TheMef311
    @TheMef311 2 года назад +1

    Wow! This was amazing! Can’t wait to share!

  • @maxlohrberg5317
    @maxlohrberg5317 2 года назад +1

    As a beginning biology student I can say that your channel is exactly what I was missing xD. Keep up the great work!

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад

      Thanks so much! Good luck with school!

    • @swmplvr
      @swmplvr Год назад

      it's actually misleading as Kary Mullis made it clear that PCR id NOT to be used for testing!!!

  • @gr5565
    @gr5565 2 года назад +1

    Very nice video! Good job 👍🏼

  • @IamRainbowthecat
    @IamRainbowthecat Год назад

    I am here for the first time and your channel blew my mind.

  • @dasmensch2317
    @dasmensch2317 Год назад

    Amazing video, keep it up 👍🏾

  • @elainelouve
    @elainelouve 2 года назад +1

    Just found your channel and subscribed. You make fantastic videos!:)

  • @chanterelle483
    @chanterelle483 Год назад

    Great message, thank you

  • @ChavinMedina
    @ChavinMedina 2 года назад +1

    another great video!! you always impress me with the quality and effort put into these!

  • @SooperToober
    @SooperToober Год назад

    Thanks again for all that you’re creating- you’re a pedagogue extraordinaire- love how you “clap back” primary research and its funding to protecting our environment and endangered species! Brilliant! Eloquent erudite and enchanting as always

  • @liljoe23la
    @liljoe23la 2 года назад +2

    Wow learned something new! PCR ftw! Looking forward to more backpacking vids 🙏

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад +1

      Thanks! Next one is a backpacking video in the Channel Islands off the coast of California :). Take care!

  • @chlordk
    @chlordk 9 месяцев назад +1

    The number cycles you run PCR is the key. Kary said only run it 20 cycles maybe up to 25 but don't use to determine anything, only for supporting other investigations.
    Since March 2020 PCR was used to determine COVID-19 by running it 37 cycles. It is totally wrong and Kary warned about it.

    • @h.gonyaulax2190
      @h.gonyaulax2190 9 месяцев назад

      In the almost 30-year-old video clip, Karry Mullis was unable to comment on PCR tests, as they did not even exist at the time. He "only" invented PCR, he had nothing to do with the later tests. People simply don't understand that PCR (as a pure copying machine for DNA) and PCR tests are completely different things.

    • @carlorobotti5572
      @carlorobotti5572 8 месяцев назад +1

      .....and ..an instant death occured....

  • @xueyelin3293
    @xueyelin3293 2 года назад +1

    First time commenting ever any where. The quality of this video and the editing is just amazing. I have no doubt you'll hit it big on RUclips soon.

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад

      This comment means so much, thank you so much! I’m glad you liked the video!

  • @avprogrammering
    @avprogrammering 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hi all,
    Please study Mark Bailey's paper A Farewell to Virology from 2022.
    Cheers from Stockholm, Sweden

  • @DrBrunoRecipes
    @DrBrunoRecipes 2 года назад +1

    Excellent job!

  • @cloversclo
    @cloversclo 2 года назад +1

    Kary Mullis was my second cousin, his father "Banks" was a great man as well. I think he got his rebellious ways from his great grandmother.

  • @danny3619
    @danny3619 2 года назад +1

    Loved the video :)

  • @wangxunan1409
    @wangxunan1409 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for making this video! It’s amazing!

  • @marioeuribecruz7965
    @marioeuribecruz7965 2 года назад

    Thanks for the video 🎉 never stop researching 😊

  • @dataexpunged2779
    @dataexpunged2779 2 года назад +2

    Great job, keep it going!

  • @jameshung9625
    @jameshung9625 2 года назад +1

    This is a lovely video! Keep it up fam!

  • @kingpin1118
    @kingpin1118 2 года назад +2

    You are a solid teacher. I really understand this concept! Edit: just noticed you are a tiny channel. I am excited to be an early subscriber to this empire you've started!

  • @asoukes
    @asoukes 2 года назад +3

    Great video!
    And good digestibility for someone (such as myself) with little knowledge on the subject area.

  • @bierdrinkenmetjeoog
    @bierdrinkenmetjeoog 2 года назад

    Great video my g

  • @TheVcasf
    @TheVcasf 2 года назад +3

    Ok, I appreciate anything keeping Kary Mullis in the zeitgeist. While still shocked you didn't insist on his main fights. What about his accusations directed on Fauci and his gang.

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад +2

      Thanks! I wanted my video to focus on the science, not on the controversy. Ideally this video would be played for classrooms, so cutting the fat was key, and to me, all that junk was fat.

  • @Nanorooms
    @Nanorooms 2 года назад

    This needs more views

  • @carlorobotti5572
    @carlorobotti5572 8 месяцев назад +1

    After a second reload of this link all the negative comments and discussions disappeared and only positive with 1 answer appear. Very PCR !!!!

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  8 месяцев назад

      What do you mean? Every comment is still here, nothing has been deleted

  • @mohamedhadi5633
    @mohamedhadi5633 Год назад

    You have great videos very informative thank you soo mucg

  • @Y4KU_420
    @Y4KU_420 Год назад

    so interesting!!

  • @tatoverde9312
    @tatoverde9312 Год назад +1

    Now the question is how a virus is isolated? Once we could purified a virus then we could be certain tha a particular genome correspond to a particular virus.

  • @carolyngrace2765
    @carolyngrace2765 Год назад

    This video is so informative about something I didn't know I didn't know anything about, and is such high quality - really impressive.

  • @ordsmedensmening9702
    @ordsmedensmening9702 Год назад +2

    What is the death of him anything peculiar?

    • @bettyqueen1235
      @bettyqueen1235 4 месяца назад

      He passed away with pneumonia, sadly in August 2019.

    • @lynnvandyke1065
      @lynnvandyke1065 Месяц назад

      @@bettyqueen1235I doubt it, bit coincidental that he disliked Fauci, said it wasn’t a test for infections etc, died, then Fauci took his test and used it forCovid. Without his PCR test Fauci couldn’t have progressed with his PLANDEMIC by bringing the vaccine into play! Hoping the truth comes out.

  • @andrewdelrusso4951
    @andrewdelrusso4951 2 года назад

    another great video

  • @stephanieramos8398
    @stephanieramos8398 2 года назад +1

    the “dead” actor was my favorite part of the video for sure😌

  • @westwoodoralsurgerydentalgroup

    Amazing!

  • @Ricardo-gv1zq
    @Ricardo-gv1zq 2 года назад

    How has this only had 4.4k views?????

  • @globalhealth6341
    @globalhealth6341 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @Hands2HealNow
    @Hands2HealNow 2 года назад

    Well done.

  • @BlackJeepConvertible
    @BlackJeepConvertible 2 года назад +6

    PCR test can say anyone has Covid at any time

  • @timh2859
    @timh2859 Год назад

    great vid

  • @Amy23m
    @Amy23m 8 месяцев назад

    Me encanto el video, excelente manera de explicar como funciona y para que el PCR

  • @tilo4548
    @tilo4548 Год назад

    Amazing video, kary is actually my grandfather.

  • @johnnyrane117
    @johnnyrane117 2 года назад +2

    Lol, gravity.... Still just a theory.

  • @Rémy-130
    @Rémy-130 2 года назад +1

    Thermophiles love watching The Backpacking Biologist🔥🔥🔥

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад

      Yeee! Thanks Chris! You still got the same number?

    • @Rémy-130
      @Rémy-130 2 года назад

      @@TheBackpackingBiologist I think so? I'll send it to you on FB

  • @boriskaragiannis
    @boriskaragiannis 7 месяцев назад +2

    sure but somehow the inventor him self Kary Mullis disagrees on how it is used died a few days before the "pandemic" and you totally spiked to talk about it...somehow

  • @cherigray6121
    @cherigray6121 Год назад +1

    What DNA problem was there? Science thinks they have to rewrite DNA?

  • @carlonatali2886
    @carlonatali2886 3 месяца назад

    Kary Mullis saied clearly that this test could never be used as a diagnostic tools and yet, we have seen the abuse of his revolutionary discover..... 😢😢ruclips.net/video/-ueVTcOSD1k/видео.htmlfeature=shared

  • @muratklc4652
    @muratklc4652 6 месяцев назад

    nice video thanks if you make similar videos about how biological inventions happened it can be very nice.

  • @isaT
    @isaT 2 года назад +2

    So he drove while high on LSD?
    I guess genius and crazy are close together 😈😅

  • @gyrosmith
    @gyrosmith 4 месяца назад

    I am a molecular biologist and Kary Mullis is my hero, flaws and all

  • @timelessadventurer
    @timelessadventurer 2 года назад

    A slightly misleading title. I thought there would be more about LSD’s effects on the brain. It was a very informative video, but I did hope to learn about LSD on the brain..

    • @TheBackpackingBiologist
      @TheBackpackingBiologist  2 года назад

      Thanks for the feedback! I've been trying different titles and thumbnails, I'll give it another go! cheers!

  • @georgeflitzer7160
    @georgeflitzer7160 11 месяцев назад

    Resident Evil?

  • @navlex67
    @navlex67 2 года назад

    Wait so he was driving on lsd 😂 legend

  • @lucasalvalai2805
    @lucasalvalai2805 9 месяцев назад

    I'm an italian teacher, thank you so much for this amazing video, it will be very helpfull for my high school students!

  • @georgeflitzer7160
    @georgeflitzer7160 11 месяцев назад

    Can you grow me new teeth? Lol

  • @danialBeard4653
    @danialBeard4653 2 месяца назад +1

    you lie so much during this video. kerry explained himself.

  • @tenajyak
    @tenajyak 3 месяца назад

    What

  • @jitaftwt
    @jitaftwt 2 года назад +1

    Lies

  • @nickygreenfingers
    @nickygreenfingers 2 года назад

    Amazing science, a true scientist

  • @TheSacredFirebird777
    @TheSacredFirebird777 Год назад +5

    Lol.the pcr test is a scam. He said it himself and then they killed him off

  • @Ak-47wizard
    @Ak-47wizard 2 года назад +1

    So is this basically cloning?

  • @michaelyoung5707
    @michaelyoung5707 Год назад

    You can never see the reaction and process happening in real time. You only can imagine it happening.

  • @michaelyoung5707
    @michaelyoung5707 Год назад

    I hope that one day I get to analyze your digital output, I would tell you that you have cancer. DNA data is not regulated. I can give you any call I want to plus, it can easily be manipulated just like PCR.

  • @AmruMagdy
    @AmruMagdy 11 месяцев назад

    Impressive. You obviously put a lot of time into this video. Thank you for new information.

  • @tilo4548
    @tilo4548 Год назад +1

    Amazing video, kary is actually my grandfather.

  • @avprogrammering
    @avprogrammering 7 месяцев назад

    Hi all,
    Please study Mark Bailey's paper A Farewell to Virology from 2022.
    Cheers from Stockholm, Sweden