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I think -An example of deception and bio-cryptograhy woud be the herpes virus. Herpesviruses have acquired a variety of different mechanisms to protect itself from the damaging effects ofhost immunity. Frequently, these viruses subvert normal immune regulatory functions utilized by the host. This is a typical predator prey. The focus should be herpesvirus genes encoding known or potential immunomodulatory proteins. include inhibition of complement and antibody function, herpesvirus-encoded homologues of cytokines and chemokine receptors, and potential disruption ofcellular recognition of virally infected targets.
This sounds very interesting.
I do think there is a tendency to look at the very small when we seek answers about pathogens. Sometimes the right answer is really much more obvious. For example, no one has ever been able to figure out how parasites get into the brain. I've takena lot of them out of the brain and written a lot about them and I am convinced that it is actually very simple - they need to eat and myelin is a perfect "roadmap" straight to the brain. It is a great dietary resource for them and all the have to do is eat their way to the brain. And there is no immune system waiting for them as they eat their way to the brain.
Similar story for herpesviruses (except vzv). All they need to do is get past the endothelial cells and they have a back door passage to anything they want.
It's not cryptography. It's more like Food Channel.
