Scientist takes killer 'flu virus, makes stronger

scorza · 2 Jul 2014 at 07:55

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...flu-strain-for-pandemic-research-9577088.html

A controversial scientist who carried out provocative research on making influenza viruses more infectious has completed his most dangerous experiment to date by deliberately creating a pandemic strain of flu that can evade the human immune system.

Be a shame if that virus got released (if it actually exists, not entirely convinced by a scientist who obviously craves notoriety).

What with this and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that the WHO is concerned is out of control, I can't help but hear Jeff Goldblum's chilling words from Jurassic Park; "nature always finds a way" though maybe it needs a little bit of help from us sometimes.

DannagE · 2 Jul 2014 at 08:02

Scary what people create sometimes.

On the other end of the spectrum they are trying to create new antibiotics because our bodies are getting resistant to them :/

GAC · 2 Jul 2014 at 08:05

scorza said:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...flu-strain-for-pandemic-research-9577088.html

Be a shame if that virus got released (if it actually exists, not entirely convinced by a scientist who obviously craves notoriety).

What with this and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that the WHO is concerned is out of control, I can't help but hear Jeff Goldblum's chilling words from Jurassic Park; "nature always finds a way" though maybe it needs a little bit of help from us sometimes.

if the WHO was concerned about ebola they should have had this meeting their holding this week about 2-3 weeks ago, now it will be a committee meeting and sod all action for a few more weeks. gotta love the way the WHO drags its feet of late. its nearly as bad as the UN :rolleyes:

Erich Kriegler · 2 Jul 2014 at 09:11

DannagE said:
Scary what people create sometimes.

On the other end of the spectrum they are trying to create new antibiotics because our bodies are getting resistant to them :/

lol

MooMoo444 · 2 Jul 2014 at 09:55

DannagE said:
Scary what people create sometimes.

On the other end of the spectrum they are trying to create new antibiotics because our bodies are getting resistant to them :/

Err no, antibiotics don't work that way

As for the guy creating it.. what a moron, has he never seen Survivors?!?!?! :eek:

Vanquish-Storm · 2 Jul 2014 at 09:57

GAC said:
if the WHO was concerned about ebola they should have had this meeting their holding this week about 2-3 weeks ago, now it will be a committee meeting and sod all action for a few more weeks. gotta love the way the WHO drags its feet of late. its nearly as bad as the UN

They had to wait for the groupies to setup for the gig.

B@Th*nG · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:06

scorza said:
Be a shame if that virus got released (if it actually exists, not entirely convinced by a scientist who obviously craves notoriety).

would it? The planet needs a good human cull

B@

Ayahuasca · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:07

DannagE said:
On the other end of the spectrum they are trying to create new antibiotics because our bodies are getting resistant to them :/

You get that one from the daily mail?

Mynight · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:09

Yeah I would be all too surprised if it gets out or is purchased by some undesirables.

Sometimes science goes too far.

Look at him casually standing in his lab without any protection. Seal him in it just incase

dpbadger · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:11

I am buying ration packs as we speak.

Twirlywoos · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:17

No doubt they will release it in Africa as their training ground.

twist3d0n3 · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:18

read thread title thinking it turned him superhuman.

disappoint x1000000

Puzzled · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:43

B@Th*nG said:
would it? The planet needs a good human cull

B@

As long as its not you or your family that's culled right?

bitslice · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:43

B@Th*nG said:
would it? The planet needs a good human cull

No more Beiber,
Totally worth it :cool:

Mynight · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:50

MonkeyMan said:
As long as its not you or your family that's culled right?

Heck I know some members of my family the world would be better off without. Maybe myself included haha.

Regardless I don't think a virus has been developed to wipe out specific classes yet so its pretty much going to take what it can get. The hardest part to enact a cull of humans who how to decide who is no longer worth their resource usage, I couldn't do it.

antijoke · 2 Jul 2014 at 11:00

We need to get Ethan Hunt on the case to stop the outbreak of the Chimera virus.

bitslice · 2 Jul 2014 at 11:01

This would be totally lame way to die out.

Scientists should be working on an awesome Rage virus, not a stupid sneezy-cough plague.

doodah · 2 Jul 2014 at 11:04

Can Josie Cunningham receive this strain on the NHS?

Mynight · 2 Jul 2014 at 11:05

xibinim said:
Can Josie Cunningham receive this strain on the NHS?

Ill pay for private if not

Zethor · 2 Jul 2014 at 11:16

I'm not convinced until his paper gets peer-reviewed, there's currently no proof that the strain he selected in the lab has the all the tools needed to infect humans. This guy made some headlines a few years ago, he's probably more committed to being in the spotlight rather than to do proper research.