(Fwd) Re: Ok, so the CDC has confirmed..and other things!

[DANDERSON at PRL.PULMONARY.UBC.CA]

bhjelle at unm.edu wrote:

"This alleged instability of RNA viruses is one of the
most misunderstood phenomena, even among some virologists."

An example of just how stable RNA viruses can be is Rubella.  Strains 
of this virus have been passaged in different laboratories for years 
with no genetic changes, unless forced.

Dan