bird flu
01/04/2018 / By Robert Jonathan
Dangerous research to resume: Federal funding ban on “super pathogen” experiments has been lifted, opening door to bioterror attacks or pandemic accidents
Put this one in the category of “what could possibly go wrong?” The National Institutes of Health is lifting a ban on funding experiments that deliberately make germs more dangerous, albeit subject to pre-approval by a scientific panel using a risk-benefit analysis. The U.S. government imposed a funding moratorium on such research in October 2104. At […]
01/30/2017 / By S.D. Wells
Just as CNN is the king of fake news, the CDC is the king of fake science
There are several “fluffers” at CNN and MSNBC that must keep the script exciting upon “delivery” for the people who love fictional news. Some of the top thespians include Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett, Chris Hayes, and of course, Rachel Maddow. From massaging a fake Russian dossier about Trump to caressing the all-too-attractive (imaginary) […]
01/08/2017 / By David Gutierrez
NYC cats infected by rare bird flu
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has announced an outbreak of bird flu among cats at the Manhattan Animal Care Center shelter. So far, there is no sign that the strain is able to pass from cats to humans. This particular variety of bird flu, H7N2, has never before seen in […]
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