Terrence Howard on health: what the evidence says · JRE #2152
“That spike protein went into the DNA and it tells the bRCA one gene turn off. And that's the gene that says, hey, there's a mutation here, let's scrap that thing. And so now the cancers are building up.”
What the evidence says
Howard's claim traces back to a single 2021 in vitro study (Jiang & Mei, published in Viruses) reporting that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein localized to the nucleus and suppressed BRCA1 and other DNA-repair proteins in cultured, plasmid-transfected cells. That study did not test vaccination, did not involve mRNA vaccines, and used spike protein overexpression in a dish rather than physiological exposure in humans. The paper drew an expression of concern from the publisher in December 2021 and was formally retracted in May 2022 after independent reviewers found its methodology and conclusions unsound. No peer-reviewed research has since established that COVID-19 vaccination silences BRCA1 or causes cancer in humans, and mRNA vaccines do not enter the cell nucleus or alter DNA. The specific mechanism Howard describes is not supported by current evidence, and its original scientific basis has been withdrawn from the literature.
- Retraction: Jiang, H.; Mei, Y.-F. SARS-CoV-2 Spike Impairs DNA Damage Repair and Inhibits V(D)J Recombination In Vitro. Viruses 2021, 13, 2056 · government
- Expression of Concern: Jiang, H.; Mei, Y.-F. SARS-CoV-2 Spike Impairs DNA Damage Repair and Inhibits V(D)J Recombination In Vitro. Viruses 2021, 13, 2056 · government