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Speculation on SARS Origins

Posted by michael on from the wmd dept.

JediJeremy writes "Nature has this article on the possibility that the SARS virus is a cross between mammal and bird viruses. The article does go on to say that this is totally speculation and that a mammal virus could have mutated. But it raises some interesting points, such as a possible new bio-terror weapon."

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  1. Re:Come on! its the chinese! by Frac · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We should begin with banning all flights from China and Hong Kong. THAT oughtta fix it.

    We thought about quarantining Canada too, but then again, we need your hockey players (but your country doesn't have much use besides that).

    Those icky people eat snakes and cats, and it were the poor kittens in cages where SARS started out from.

    Right. And plenty of North Americans eat cows and chickens. What exactly is your point? I'm sure vegeterians find you "icky" too for eating meat. There's nothing inherently "different" in the meat in snakes and cat - but your close-mindedness simply believes so.