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paulzolo

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Bird flu 'could mutate to cause deadly human pandemic'


	Quote: The H5N1 bird flu virus could change into a form able to spread rapidly between humans, scientists have warned. Researchers have identified five genetic changes that could allow the virus to start a deadly pandemic. Writing in the journal Science, they say it would be theoretically possible for these changes to occur in nature.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18534676

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Re: Bird flu 'could mutate to cause deadly human pandemic'

They need something to scare everyone and help feed Big Pharma. Obviously.

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	HeatherKay wrote: They need something to scare everyone and help feed Big Pharma. Obviously.

What the wise lady said.

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Re: Bird flu 'could mutate to cause deadly human pandemic'

Still a few Billion wiped out would do the whole green movement a power of good

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	hifidelity2 wrote: Still a few Billion wiped out would do the whole green movement a power of good

Indeed. It would massively cut global demand for natural resources.
However I suspect the biggest losses in life would be in countries that use less than their fair share of natural resources as they wouldn't be able to throw money at vaccines etc.

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