Bang!Zoom! Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/science/debate-persists-on-deadly-flu-made-airborne.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all%3Fsrc%3Dtp&smid=fb-share Saw this article and wondered, "Is the word 'debate' really appropriate here? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Uh... Yeah, I may need a beer to recover from the article. This seems like one of those situations where "because we can" is just not good enough. My reply seems incoherent. I think I'm under-caffeinated for processing virologists' nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Does anyone else feel like running out and stocking up on those germ mask things? *skin crawl* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) What is the name of the book (or maybe it was a series of books) that Stephen Kin wrote about the virus that escaped. ETA: It was The Stand. Edited June 24, 2012 by Parrothead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymomofboys Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 The debate's over. They've been published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 What is the name of the book (or maybe it was a series of books) that Stephen Kin wrote about the virus that escaped. ETA: It was The Stand. I read The Stand when I was in high school and working as a waitress on the weekends. I remember recoiling a few times from customers whenever they would cough or sneeze. It took me a few seconds each time to remember that I was in no danger, it was only a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdalley Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I too immediately thought of The Stand. Now I won't see a crow or raven without wondering if it's Randall Flagg. :shudder: Not seeing a point in creating such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I too immediately thought of The Stand. Now I won't see a crow or raven without wondering if it's Randall Flagg. :shudder: Not seeing a point in creating such a thing. Me, too! And there's a bypass loop off 95 around Philly that is just desolate, with big, industrial electric poles that makes me feel like I'm heading into his territory. No, I don't see the purpose of this. Nor do I see the purpose in publishing. And the comment about it being impractical to use as a bio-terror agent because the terrorists would infect themselves? Really? Suicide bombers, Dr Headinthesand? Because, if I were a terrorist, I'm feeling like an act that continues to propagate itself, and a 50/50 shot of dying in the process (as opposed to, say, the more traditional 100%) sounds like a pretty good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendag Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 This is just disturbing on so many levels! :( I hadn't heard of this research so thank you for posting it. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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