TagsTagsAt the New York Times, Carl Zimmer has a fascinating — and frightening — article on the evolution of the swine flu virus, and the efforts of virologists to unlock its secrets: The 10 Genes of a Human Flu Virus, Furiously Evolving. The current outbreak shows how complex and mysterious ...
Last weekend in a post about swine flu, I remarked that the appearance of this virus is a perfect example of rapid evolution in action. Amazingly, this triggered a couple of emails from people denying that viruses evolve, and one comment from a reader who said I was “becoming an ...
According to the White House, the Department of Health and Human Services is going to issue a “public health emergency” about the outbreak of swine flu...
Here comes the next wave of bad craziness, promoted as always by one of the worst raving nutjobs in America, Alex Jones (friend of Fox News contributor Judge Andrew Napoitano): the swine flu conspiracy theory. Medical Director: Swine Flu Was “Cultured In A Laboratory”. UPDATE at 4/25/09 6:31:34 pm: Note: there is nothing ...
Was the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain an act of bio-terrorism? The deliberate release of viral material, possibly in an act of sabotage, may have caused the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, officials said last night. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said in a report ordered by the Prime Minister that “release ...