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I like, in the article below, how it states the vials were in 29 boxes. 29!!
How on Earth could one lose 29 boxes? Without being seen?
pheonix358
It is amazing how security can be bypassed if one knows how to look for the flaws.
rickymouse
Now why would any scientific organization need that many samples of this virus? Sounds more like a chemical warfare stash to me. I am sure this is not all of their stash, probably just a small part of it.
originally posted by: FlyersFan
reply to post by ketsuko
- I automatically do not believe the line of 'not infectious'. Considering they can't keep track of their stuff ... how are we to know if they can keep track of if it's infectious or not?
originally posted by: pheonix358
reply to post by doobydoll
It is amazing how security can be bypassed if one knows how to look for the flaws.
originally posted by: auroraaus
Also, something is switching on in my noggin about a recent event, I think it was the French, who brought back to life a bacterium or virus thawed from perma-frost. I'll have another look.
An ancient virus has "come back to life" after lying dormant for at least 30,000 years, scientists say.
It was found frozen in a deep layer of the Siberian permafrost, but after it thawed it became infectious once again.
The French scientists say the contagion poses no danger to humans or animals, but other viruses could be unleashed as the ground becomes exposed.
The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Professor Jean-Michel Claverie, from the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) at the University of Aix-Marseille in France, said: "This is the first time we've seen a virus that's still infectious after this length of time."
He added: "We freeze viruses in the laboratory to preserve them for the future. If they have a lipid envelope - like flu or HIV, for example - then they are a bit more fragile, but the viruses with an external protein shell - like foot and mouth and common cold viruses - survive better.
originally posted by: rickymouse
Now why would any scientific organization need that many samples of this virus? Sounds more like a chemical warfare stash to me. I am sure this is not all of their stash, probably just a small part of it.