Century-old virus sample helps decode deadliest influenza pandemic in history

Interesting Engineering ^ | July 15, 2025 | Mrigakshi Dixit

[Red Badger]

Spanish Flu Ping!.....................

[1Old Pro]

The insights gained from this 1918 Swiss virus genome will help us build better models, establish evidence-based foundations, and ultimately, be better prepared for the next global health challenge.

How? they never address the most important point here. I read that the Spanish Flu virus was already studied. I believe from frozen interred bodies from an Alaskan "tribe" in Alaska's permafrost.

[Red Badger]

There were apparently several variants as they mutated and evolved..............

[HartleyMBaldwin]

The insights gained from this 1918 Swiss virus genome will help us build better models, establish evidence-based foundations, and ultimately, be better prepared for the next global health challenge.

This will really help with gain-of-function research, too.

[1Old Pro]

There were apparently several variants as they mutated and evolved....

I understand that, what are we prepared to do about it I wonder, so viruses mutate, got it. I think we already knew that.

[Flag_This]

These insights will really help Dr. Fauci and his Chicom friends with their “gain of function” research.

[ClearCase_guy]

With this new knowledge, population reduction will be easier in the future.

[DugwayDuke]

1Old Pro wrote: “How? they never address the most important point here. I read that the Spanish Flu virus was already studied. I believe from frozen interred bodies from an Alaskan “tribe” in Alaska’s permafrost.”

Correct. However, the virus quickly mutated. There was no one variant since it changed quickly. Comparing samples from multiple locations allows identification and tracking of the changes.

FWIW, one of my grandmothers died from the Spanish Flu in 1920.

[BipolarBob]

The Demoncrats have invented a new bioweapon in months. They’re getting behind.

[BipolarBob]

have = haven’t

[Gay State Conservative]

later

[Red Badger]

If they can develop a timeline, they can perhaps predict which way a current virus will go and how fast...................

[Dr. Zzyzx]

Just what we need—another petri dish of that falling onto the floor and getting tracked into the break room!

[1Old Pro]

If they can develop a timeline, they can perhaps predict which way a current virus will go and how fast...

I'm all for it. I guess it's called science.

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

Better dying thru biology!............

[T.B. Yoits]

From the article: The recent COVID-19 pandemic greatly benefited from modern scientific techniques, allowing for a much more rapid and detailed understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants.

Rapid and detailed understanding? No, they're still covering up how they created it.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Was not the Swine Flu the same thing? I remember the panic of 1976 and the vaccines. More people died of heart attacks standing in line for the shot than died of the flu.

Also, at that time a doctor said he had no fear of the flu as most of the people who died of the original Spanish Flu died of pneumonia and today we have antibiotics for that.

[silent majority rising]

Maybe the can use AI instead of their gain of function research, and develop effective models instead of risking lab leaks.