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more about #pandemic Honu Harry: Why don't scientists read enough sci-fi? If they did, they'd understand exactly why this is a bad idea. #swineflu more » PostMarque: Dear Science, Please stop. The World Per: Postmarque #swineflu more » James Forelo: Ha! Super avian-swine flu! Only when pigs fly! #swineflu more » gd01skorpius: Hello fellow humans! I am just like you and I also am fearful of science magic sometimes. But as a human scientist I think this idea to create a super... more » 5AMfrenchtoast: First LHC, now this? Why is France trying to kill everyone? This just in -- they are also throwing 400 nukes at the Sun, just to see what happens. ... more » evildead1971: it would take about 2 years for the entire population of earth to be wiped out, right? #swineflu more » J_Frank_Parnell: who left the door open? *cough* #swineflu more » Dirk Anger: Isn't the current "swine flu" already a hybrid between swine flu and avian flu ? #swineflu more » AmishJohn: Where are the baugette-dropping avians when you need them? #swineflu more » GreyHammer: yeah its more of "the stand" than "12 monkeys" vibe there #swineflu more » Perhaps Not: I hear they'll be calling the virus "Captain Trips." #swineflu more » Jassen: Bloody French, i bet they are just using the virus story as a cover, what they really want is to make chicken flavored bacon. #swineflu more » Dunny0: This looks like a job for Milla Jovovich. #swineflu more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Someone call Dustin Hoffman... #swineflu more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Crikey!! I feel slightly vulnerable right now living in the UK!! #swineflu more » gorehound: I also have the thought that the medical comapanies will make out like bandits as they are already theiving us with ultra-high costs of health. yes we... more » GreyHammer: doesnt the regular flu have a higher mortality rate? am i wrong to assume it kills the already too young, too old, too weak demographic. a relatively ... more » thexpert is no ones lapdog: "Our study gives vital clues about what kinds of changes would be needed in order for them to mutate and infect humans, potentially helping us to" mak... more » NotChoinski: Seaking of David Cronenberg, another one of his movies has been in late night cable rotation: Shivers. Its like Rabid except instead of a virus its a ... more » naugahydeinplainsight: Another vote for 12 Monkeys and the original Andromeda Strain. If we're adding TV, what about the Star Trek first season ep "Miri" (OK I looked it up)... more » -
#madscience
French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
Looking toward the worst case scenario for the swine flu pandemic, virologists in Lyon are attempting to create a virus as contagious as swine flu and as deadly as avian flu. Is it time to call in Bruce Willis yet? More » -
#swineflu
Remember Swine Flu? Well, It's A Pandemic After All
While public concern over the H1N1 influenza may have quietened down, that doesn't mean that the threat of swine flu is over for now. Just the opposite - the WHO has officially designated it the first pandemic in over 40 years. More » -
#plagues
Eleven Visions of Life After the Great Epidemic
Feeling worried about the impending swine flu epidemic? Just to make you feel more panicked, we've put together a list of 11 movies that show what happens when humanity is attacked by unstoppable viruses. More » -
