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http://www.book-of-thoth.com/blogs/oddthings [OddThings] In a press release virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown some of the secrets of the 1918 influenza, one of the most deadly outbreaks in history. In the study, the researchers reconstructed the virus using tissues of long dead victims, and then infected monkeys with it to watch their immune system's reaction.

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The Warp: Ok, so I might not be a scientist, but I still would know better than to infect monkeys with a strain of flu that killed 50 million people. I know that they have safety protocols, but it still seems rather careless in my opinion. (via Cosmos)

Scienceblog.comhttp://www.scienceblog.com [Scienceblog.com] Bird flu virus reported to resist Tamiflu | Science Blog: Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, working with colleagues in Vietnam and Japan, report in a brief communication in next week's edition (Oct. 20, 2005) of the journal Nature that a young girl, provided with a prophylactic dose of the drug after experiencing mild influenza symptoms, developed a strain of the virus that was highly resistant to the drug.

http://birdflublog.blogspot.com [Birdflublog.blogspot.com] THE BIRD FLU BLOG: 2006/03: The Bird Flu Blog will bring together news and official announcements of the spread of avian influenza throughout the world, the plans to combat its spread, notes from history on previous pandemics and how they were fought, and a look at the conspiracy theories that are already taking root. We are not it's when, not if, the pandemic strikes.

http://intl-news.blogspot.com [Intl-news.blogspot.com] INTL News by Joe Broadhurst Blog: Was Bird Flu Manufactured in a ...: Highly virulent avian influenza viruses can arise from avirulent strains maintained in poultry, but evidence to support their generation from viruses in wild birds is lacking. The most likely mechanism for the acquisition of virulence by benign avian viruses is the introduction of mutations by error-prone RNA polymerase, followed by the selection of virulent viruses.

[Prophecyheadlines.com] Prophetic News Headlines » Blog Archive » Scientists Find ...: More mutations, says Kawaoka, will be required for the virus to fully adapt to humans, but it is not known how many mutations are needed for such a change. However, if scientists are able to continue to monitor and secure viral isolates from humans infected with bird flu, they may be able to map a mutation trajectory that will help predict when the avian virus will cross the threshold to become a human pathogen.

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