[Malacoda]

Two teams of scientists reported that they re-created the influenza virus that killed as many as 50 million people in 1918 and 1919.

Could someone explain to a simple old me why recreating a virus that killed tens of thousands of people was a GOOD idea?!?

[sandbar]

>>>Could someone explain to a simple old me why recreating a virus that killed tens of thousands of people was a GOOD idea?!?>>>

To see how and why it mutates into a human to human virus from a bird to bird or bird to human virus.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

My guess by recreating the virus, they can extract the DNA and use it create vaccines. But just my guess.

[BurbankKarl]

My alma mater was injecting monkies with the 1918 virus...


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/191418_flu18.html

(look out Seattle!)