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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.
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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?
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With the middle of the year having fallen earlier this week (July 2nd for the curious), it's time to take stock, look back and wonder: What has 2009 taught us so far? More »
Scientists now have an idea of just how the H1N1 virus may be so deadly, and what makes it different from earlier viruses from the same family. Hint: It's where it goes inside your body that counts.
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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.
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Could pig embryos help humans become healthier and more resistant to illnesses like swine flu? That's a theory that's currently being investigated by Israeli scientists, but is it kosher?
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