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All the diseases we got in the world we do not need mad scientists creating more.These people should be punished with prison time.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/deadly-flu-strain-created-crazy-lab-study-080348879.html#UM8ROgX
Scientists have created a deadly virus similar to the 1918 Spanish flu strain that killed around 50 million people.
The experiment has been labelled as "crazy" by some, but the US researchers behind the study say it is crucial for understanding the risk posed to the public by viruses circulating in wild birds.
The team used a process called reverse genetics to examine the infamous 1918 flu strain.
The new virus was built using fragments of wild bird flu strains, then mutated to make it airborne so it could spread easily from one animal to another.
A report published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe said the creation showed that the genetic ingredients for such a pandemic already exist in nature and could combine to present a potentially deadly threat.
But Lord May, the former chief science adviser to the UK Government, said the University of Wisconsin-Madison project was "exceedingly dangerous".
This isn't the first time mad scientists decided to make or recreate a dangerous disease.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...tes-highly-contagious-killer-flu-6279474.html
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/deadly-flu-strain-created-crazy-lab-study-080348879.html#UM8ROgX
Scientists have created a deadly virus similar to the 1918 Spanish flu strain that killed around 50 million people.
The experiment has been labelled as "crazy" by some, but the US researchers behind the study say it is crucial for understanding the risk posed to the public by viruses circulating in wild birds.
The team used a process called reverse genetics to examine the infamous 1918 flu strain.
The new virus was built using fragments of wild bird flu strains, then mutated to make it airborne so it could spread easily from one animal to another.
A report published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe said the creation showed that the genetic ingredients for such a pandemic already exist in nature and could combine to present a potentially deadly threat.
But Lord May, the former chief science adviser to the UK Government, said the University of Wisconsin-Madison project was "exceedingly dangerous".
This isn't the first time mad scientists decided to make or recreate a dangerous disease.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...tes-highly-contagious-killer-flu-6279474.html