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Ancient viruses regenerated from 700-year-old frozen reindeer poop
medicalnewstoday.com ^
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Posted on 10/29/2014 8:25:56 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:25:56 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
“Grandma got infected by a reindeer
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:27:25 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: BenLurkin
What a relief.
Next to climate change, a shortage of viruses is one of the greatest threats to our continued existence on this planet.
To: BenLurkin
Why? Don’t we have enough?
To: Verginius Rufus
Hope they are careful with all of this. Reindeer takes a blank hundreds of years ago, and the viruses are in it???
To: Verginius Rufus
Yeah, but, they are from reindeer poop, dontcha know.
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:29:37 AM PDT
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: BenLurkin
Years ago I read how scientists were able to get viable samples of the Spanish Flu virus by opening the graves of Inuit people who died from it back in 1918.
Wonder how many frozen graves still contain smallpox and other nasties.
To: BenLurkin
Global Warming will uncover more Poop ?
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:30:41 AM PDT
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: BenLurkin
Truly The Best News Of The Decade!
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:30:42 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: BenLurkin
If this virus infects Rudolph and the other reindeers on Christmas Eve, I’m going to be pissed.
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:32:56 AM PDT
by
PROCON
(Ask Yourself This..Are You More Likely to be Infected or Beheaded Today Than You Were 6 Years Ago?)
To: BenLurkin
Why would someone devote themselves to regenerating a virus?
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:34:40 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
One can never believe public heath officials, including medical professionals. It is their job to lie to the public for the “greater good.”
So, when they tell us that smallpox and other nasties can only be transmitted in such and such way, blah, blah, blah, the be4st course is to assume it is a lie and proceed with caution.
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:35:34 AM PDT
by
anton
To: BenLurkin
Just because they can, doesn’t mean they should. Kinda scary.
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:37:17 AM PDT
by
Conservative4Ever
(waiting for my Magic 8 ball to give me an answer)
To: BenLurkin
Well, the viral loading remains suspect until they can determine if the sample is Reindeer Copro-lite or Reindeer Copro-Classic.
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:38:29 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: RichInOC
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:40:57 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: BenLurkin; SunkenCiv; Slings and Arrows
Ancient dead reindeer bites can be mighty nasty...
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:44:04 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
To: BenLurkin
shows how it is possible, using modern techniques in the field of molecular genetics, to recreate ancient virusesWhat could go wrong?
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posted on
10/29/2014 8:46:04 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: PROCON
Don’t worry, PROCON, Rudolph is OFF! I say OFF! the sleigh-guiding team once again.
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posted on
10/29/2014 9:07:50 AM PDT
by
MDLION
("Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:5)
To: BenLurkin
What could possibly go wrong?
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posted on
10/29/2014 9:10:09 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: BenLurkin
Ancient viruses regenerated from 700-year-old frozen reindeer poopI have it on good authority that Michael Moore was regenerated in the same fashion.
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posted on
10/29/2014 9:25:32 AM PDT
by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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