Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agoA university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. If they can do it, so can terrorists.www.acsh.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkA university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. If they can do it, so can terrorists.www.acsh.orgLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareCouldbealeotard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoSurely if we can easily generate a synthetic version of an old virus, we can similarly create a vaccine?
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoYes, it’s the standard flu that we make a flu shot for every year. It’s was just more deadly. Somewhere around a 3-6% lethality.
Surely if we can easily generate a synthetic version of an old virus, we can similarly create a vaccine?
Yes, it’s the standard flu that we make a flu shot for every year. It’s was just more deadly. Somewhere around a 3-6% lethality.