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2010-02-02 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 This could really be valuable.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-02-02 01:47|| 2010-02-02 01:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Why? It'll just be misused by a bunch of unfeeling doctors and ignorant patients. Look how they made current antibiotics useless.

Posted by gromky 2010-02-02 03:18|| 2010-02-02 03:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Could a cure for Obamaulosis (OBIS) be far off?

o·be·ah (b-) also o·bi (b)
n. pl. o·be·ahs also o·bis
1. A form of religious belief of African origin, practiced in some parts of the West Indies, Jamaica, and nearby tropical America, involving sorcery.
2. An object, charm, or fetish used in the practice of this religion.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-02-02 04:12|| 2010-02-02 04:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Why not just use silver?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-02-02 07:32|| 2010-02-02 07:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Why? It'll just be misused by a bunch of unfeeling doctors and ignorant patients.

Here's a hint. Consider the bioterror implications of some of those viruses and then consider the value of an antiviral that could be stocked ahead of time and counter multiple such viruses with a single agent.

USAMRIID's mission isn't limited to STDs among young troops or to the possibility of cooties on FOBs.

Posted by lotp 2010-02-02 09:04|| 2010-02-02 09:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Hope the Galveston branch doesn't get hit by hurricane and some mutant strain break loose! OTOH, yes, its a valuable thing.

Posted by Victor Emmanuel Glerens6368 2010-02-02 10:47|| 2010-02-02 10:47|| Front Page Top

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