Abstruse
Oct 31 2003, 12:35 AM
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?...p?id=ns99994318The United States have commisioned the University of St. Louis to genetically alter the smallpox virus so that it kills 100% of lab mice that if infects. It cannot infect humans yet, but they are also working on a cowpox virus which CAN affect humans...
Anyone else really scared?
The Abstruse One
RedmondLarry
Oct 31 2003, 02:18 AM
Nope. It's the University of St. Louis.
Tziluthi
Oct 31 2003, 02:40 AM
Interesting after the huge stink they had with Iraq over bio-weapons. Can anyone say "double-standard'?
Personally, the thought of George W. F*ckwit with anything more powerful in his hand than a capgun scares the hell out of me.
Siege
Oct 31 2003, 02:47 AM
Although I have to admit, I would be interested in knowing the justification for such research.
-Siege
Dim Sum
Oct 31 2003, 02:51 AM
Hold on a sec - the United States is a signatory to a ban on biological and chemical weapons use AND RESEARCH. Now an American university is looking into how they can create a killer virus that can infect humans? Is this for real or just taken out of context?
Siege
Oct 31 2003, 03:03 AM
The reason the US kept stockpiles of bio-weapons previously: to develop countermeasures. Antidotes, antibodies, etc.
That's one possible explanation, but like I said I don't know the stated reason for this research.
Granted, knowing how a virus could mutate might provide some insights into related branches of research. But the maybe benefit in that instance doesn't outweigh the potential risk of creating such a dangerous weapon.
-Siege
Kagetenshi
Oct 31 2003, 03:05 AM
It was a few months ago that Bush was asking Congress to allow the reimplementation of the US Chemical Weapons programs, so I'm not surprised.
~J
Siege
Oct 31 2003, 03:06 AM
QUOTE (Kagetenshi) |
It was a few months ago that Bush was asking Congress to allow the reimplementation of the US Chemical Weapons programs, so I'm not surprised.
~J |
Moron.
Bush, that is.
-Siege
Kanada Ten
Oct 31 2003, 03:07 AM
Certainly fits with the "we want to build a military no one can fight" doesn't it?
Buzzed
Oct 31 2003, 03:53 AM
I have yet to find a Bush basher that can suggest an alternate strategy for rebuilding Iraq.
Tanka
Oct 31 2003, 03:56 AM
Here's one: Nuke the entire Middle East and let it wallow in radioactive misery until who-cares-when.
Kanada Ten
Oct 31 2003, 04:07 AM
QUOTE |
I have yet to find a Bush basher that can suggest an alternate strategy for rebuilding Iraq. |
I'm sure Cowpox is a great solution to Iraq.
Kagetenshi
Oct 31 2003, 04:13 AM
Not knock it down.
~J
Siege
Oct 31 2003, 05:39 AM
I would have been more impressed if Bush had a more realistic expectation of the consequences.
That being said, this isn't the dear departed lounge and I think we'd better nip this in the bud before we get an official warning to knock it off.
-Siege
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