[riri]

there is a new Dr. Robert Lee article...

SARS E2 Spike-protein Phylogeny

[aristeides]

The common ancestor of the SARS E2 spike protein also gave rise to the rat sialodacryoadenitis coronavirus spike protein. It would appear that SARS E2 spike protein and the avian infectious bronchitis viruses and feline infectious peritonitis virus and canine cornavirus as well as the porcine respiratory virus were derived from a common ancestor.

So will that mean SARS will behave similarly to these other diseases? Feline infectious peritonitis and rat sialodacryoadenitis have some very troubling characteristics.