…be entrusted to carry out gain of function studies with influenza virus; they are dangerous and of no scientific value. The headline of a Guardian article is “Scientists condemn ‘crazy,…
…shown to circulate for long periods and cause outbreaks of paralytic disease in undervaccinated populations. Similar VDPVs were subsequently isolated from four other children in the same Amish community, none…
…genome sequence from any Mexican isolate – otherwise we could determine if they are significantly different. Such information might provide clues about why the disease in Mexico seems to be…
…from organism to organism, Lewis Thomas wrote the following incredibly prescient words in The Lives of a Cell: The viruses, instead of being single-minded agents of disease and death, now…
…An N-95 is a particulate respirator that when fitted properly filters 95% of particles 0.3 microns or larger. Face masks generally refer to medical and surgical masks that need only…
The Chilean salmon farming industry has been severely affected by disease caused by infectious salmon anemia virus. Salmon eggs shipped from Norway to Chile in 2007 are the cause of…
