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more about #virus PostMarque: science is awesome #kissing more » AdoraBelle: "It's 'cause of genetics." Not all human cultures kiss. Get over yourselves you stupid bastards, it's not biology, it's society. #kissing more » gorehound: cool.then i must kiss her for 6 months or else..... herpes anyone #kissing more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Cool! So, can I say this at the end of a good first date? "Kiss me, baby--it's good for your immune system!" Yeah, that should get me lots of actio... more » bookwench: Wikipedia says it's a form of herpes, and between 50% and 80% of the adult population in the US has this virus. Nice. The more I learn about biology t... more » CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): That's why you never kiss 'em on the mouth. #kissing more » Gemini2: Here you go!!! #kissing more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: "You need to keep kissing me for at least 6 months so you'll build up an immunity to my germs." Not sure how well that will go over.. #kissing more » Yellowphant: So if a pregnant woman kisses a bunch of random guys, there's a chance it'll kill her fetus? O_o I am seriously freaked out right now. #kissing more » psychiccheese: I just lick a doorknob every so often. All of the foreign germs to help build immunity, none of that silly human interaction stuff. #kissing more » Dash_Stryker: But I got the cooties shoot times INIFINITY?!?! #kissing more » FrankenPC: (ERRRGHHH!!) Wow it's tough to avoid going into the gutter with this topic :-D #kissing more » evildead1971: i just need your extra time and your kiss #kissing more » Tifosi24: "That's why I never kiss 'em on the mouth." #kissing more » ManchuCandidate: You must remember this A kiss is just a kiss, a bug is just a bug. Cytomegalovirus dies As time goes by. #kissing more » Belabras: "...Her lips are venomous poison!!!" #kissing more » GodofMonkeys: The needs of emotionally-stunted fanboys should not be underestimated. On behalf of those fanboys, I'd like to thank io9 for that picture. #kissing more » John Hazard: Why would Poison Ivy kiss Supergirl? Doesn't her spell not work on women, much less super women? I'm sure this bothers the rest of you guys as much a... more » hamshank: ah, the number of first dates that have ended disastrously with me shouting tearfully "I just wanted to give you immunity to my cytomegalovirus! Come ... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Also to satisfy the voyeuristic urges of emotionally-stunted fanboys. I am assuming. Because of the picture. #kissing more » -
#madscience
Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
It doesn't matter how many times you got the cootie shot on the playground; when you kiss another person, you're going mouth-to-mouth with their germs. And according to researchers, those kissing germs are extremely important to human reproduction. More » -
#avianflu
Avian Flu Is An STD?
Scientists have discovered an unexpected fact about bird flu: It might be a sexually-transmitted disease, at least in ducks. And, just as unexpectedly, the key to transmission may be all about penis size and vagina "complexity." More » -
#prettysickness
Gaze Upon The Most Beautiful Viruses You'll Ever See
We're taught to think about viruses in certain ways. "Beautiful" isn't one of them, but British artist Luke Jerram - who created these sculptures with virologists and glassblowers - is looking to challenge our preconceptions with his new work. [Guardian.co.uk] More » -
#thestrain
Del Toro's The Strain May Come to TV After All
Fox may have dropped the ball on bringing Guillermo del Toro's The Strain to life as a television series, but plans are afoot to bring the gonzo vampire tale to the small screen, with a showrunner intimately familiar with bloodsuckers. More » -
#foundfootage
The More Primitive The Cyborgs Are, The Scarier They Get
Virus gets a bum rap, but its special effects are incredible. No film, before or since, has depicted cyborgs as so improvised, so ramshackle, so... crappy. And, maybe as a result, so terrifying. -
#sciencefictionturnedreal
Five Ways Reality Went Sci-Fi So Far This Century
We love a good science fiction story, but sometimes reality is just as strange. While we may have seen 2001 come and go without an actual space odyssey, the last eight years have been full of events that - had they not actually happened - could easily pass for science fiction. Here are five real life events that still seem like they've come straight from the set-up of a big budget summer blockbuster. More » -
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#interview
io9 Talks To "I Am Legend" Designer David Lazan
The original concept art for I Am Legend was much bleaker and more post-apocalyptic than the movie's final look. Production designer David Lazan talked to us about why he and director Francis Lawrence opted for a more gorgeous back-to-nature look. Our interview, plus a concept art gallery, after the jump. More » -
#iamlegend
Movies That Smash the Statue of Liberty
A trailer for the upcoming movie I Am Legend shows Will Smith and his canine buddy wandering an entirely empty New York City. But that's nothing new. Hollywood has always loved to show one of the most bustling cities on the planet smashed to hell and emptied of human life. Check out our list of movies that crush New York under their boots. Special bonus: click through our gallery featuring emptied-out NY, with many mangled Statues of Liberty. More »
