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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:28) – Interacting between viruses and bacteria

(11:42) – Deadlier viruses

(15:13) – Will COVID-19 mutate?

(16:47) – Rapid testing

(34:11) – PCR vs rapid antigen tests

(43:55) – Medical industrial complex

(47:47) – Lex takes COVID test

(54:32) – FDA and cheap tests

(57:17) – Explanation of Elon Musk’s positive COVID tests

(1:04:25) – Role of testing during vaccine deployment

(1:07:54) – Public health policy

(1:17:34) – A weather system for viruses

(1:34:26) – Can a virus kill all humans?

(1:40:05) – Engineering a deadly virus

(1:44:47) – AlphaFold 2 and viruses

(1:50:42) – Advice for young people

(1:58:50) – Time as a Buddhist monk

(2:04:54) – Meditation

(2:12:32) – Meaning of life