Origins...

This article details a new statistically backed theory of the origins of HIV.  They feel the virus can be tracked to a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the 1920's.   It's worth reading & so are the comments.

While I understand the drive to know more about the virus, I'm really not that enthused.   To be blunt, I'm being fairly self-interested here.  Knowing the actual origin of HIV won't in all likelihood help me in any way.   Yes, I get that it might help others or even others with similar viruses someday.  But to honest, I just don't have the energy to care about something so removed at this point.

The comments to the article were as diverse & reactionary as I expected.   There's still a big conspiracy this illness & others are due to the colonization of Africa.  Some people believe HIV & Ebola originated in Europe & were transplanted by White men to the native populations of Africa.  I don't have enough info to support an argument pro or con regarding these beliefs.

It's an interesting read.

Cya...