Yoshihiro Kawaoka's study has yet to be published
Exclusive: Controversial US Scientist Creates Deadly New Flu Strain For Pandemic Research -- The Independent
Scientists express horror over the creation of a virus that could render the human immune system defenceless
A controversial scientist who carried out provocative research on making influenza viruses more infectious has completed his most dangerous experiment to date by deliberately creating a pandemic strain of flu that can evade the human immune system.
Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has genetically manipulated the 2009 strain of pandemic flu in order for it to “escape” the control of the immune system’s neutralising antibodies, effectively making the human population defenceless against its reemergence.
Most of the world today has developed some level of immunity to the 2009 pandemic flu virus, which means that it can now be treated as less dangerous “seasonal flu”. However, The Independent understands that Professor Kawaoka intentionally set out to see if it was possible to convert it to a pre-pandemic state in order to analyse the genetic changes involved.
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My Comment: The genie is now out of the bottle. And while I do understand the science .... it is developments like this one that still makes me wonder if mankind does have a "death-wish".
What did he call it? 'Liberalism'?
ReplyDeleteYeah, you can actually do this sort of work at home now - Home bio-engineering is getting to be a big hobby..
I'm looking forward to watching our civilization kill itself off one way or the other if for no other reason than to watch the liberals go first; Odds are good they'll be primarily responsible anyway.
Sorry. Not feeling very charitable right now.
Orion
PS: Anyone here ever read "The White Plague" by Frank Herbert?
Orion,
ReplyDeleteI may have heard of the book "White Plague" and forgotten it. But I enjoyed Frank Herbert's dine Series, so now I know what I am going to read.
Thx.
The White Plague .... familiar with the author but not the book. Will look for an ebook version on the web.
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