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First Photos of Avian Flu Virus

Posted by Hemos on from the learn-more-about-it dept.

gobexe writes "The first high-resolution close-up photographs of the H5N1 avian flu virus to be taken by a scanning electro microscope appeared in the daily "Dagens Nyeter" on Sunday, in what the newspaper said was a world exclusive."

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  1. and the point is...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is it useful to science to see this (does it reveal anything about the mechanism?)? No.
    Is it useful to humanity to see this (does it show people what it is everyone is scared of?)? No (I'll bet you it isn't really blue).
    Is it pretty? Kinda.

    So, a world-exclusive of a kinda pretty picture. w00t.

    Thanks, /. - you've made my day brighter and more fulfilled.