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Has the human biological interaction with SARS-CoV2 variants entered a pliant "Faustian bargain"?
Richard J Head1, Marko Popovic2, Jennifer H Martin3
1Drug Discovery and Development, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Abstract:
We hypothesize that a "Faustian bargain"-the trading of increased SARS-CoV2 viral infection with a concurrent potential for prevention of life-threatening lower lung infection explains the previous and future morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. Further, this trade-off is made feasible by fundamental principles of thermodynamics and receptor affinity.
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