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2007-08-08 Science & Technology

Eight-million-year-old bug is alive and growing

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-08-08 14:16|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Let's allow them to continue to grow. Maybe we can come up with a better "strain" of politician.

Posted by WolfDog 2007-08-08 15:05|| 2007-08-08 15:05|| Front Page Top

#2 there is this article
that is now suffering from lack of interest...

Posted by 3dc 2007-08-08 15:06|| 2007-08-08 15:06|| Front Page Top

#3 and there was this answer to it:

Repost re: possible reservoir for Ebola/Marburg
Mary P. Remington mremingt at UMABNET.AB.UMD.EDU
Mon May 15 07:50:08 EST 1995

Perhaps the RNA would be lost but, the proviral DNA (assuming Ebola behaves as for instance other Lentiviruses) could persist and if incorporated into a cell or wound become infectious.

Posted by 3dc 2007-08-08 15:19|| 2007-08-08 15:19|| Front Page Top

#4 I, for one, welcome our once and future microbial overlords!

Posted by DanNY 2007-08-08 23:36|| 2007-08-08 23:36|| Front Page Top

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