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(The US Sun)   Worry not so much about the coronavirus currently spreading across the Earth, be more afraid of the ancient unknown viruses that have been found locked in China glacier ice when the big melt comes   (the-sun.com) divider line
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Fireproof [OhFark]  
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2020-01-23 3:13:41 PM  
Ugh! Such a ripoff of how the zombie outbreak got started in the book version of World War Z!
 
AbuHashish  
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2020-01-23 3:40:56 PM  
Mac wants the flamethrower!
 
Action Replay Nick  
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2020-01-23 3:43:57 PM  
The big melt is quite literally happening now.
 
Tom Marvolo Bombadil  
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2020-01-23 3:45:36 PM  
Coincidentally, a big melt is what sent me to the bathroom just now.

/csb
 
dionysusaur [TotalFark]  
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2020-01-23 3:47:09 PM  
Glaciers,
Permafrost,
Clathrates

I've been giving thought as to how best to mount a rampage.
 
MythDragon  
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2020-01-23 3:47:17 PM  
On the case
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Feel_the_velvet  
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2020-01-23 3:47:38 PM  
Please.  The current panic still has a lot of mileage left in it.  Why jump to the next thing?
 
khitsicker [TotalFark]  
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2020-01-23 3:48:36 PM  
can we get a virus tag please.
 
Dork Gently  
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2020-01-23 3:51:38 PM  
Old and stale viruses are dealt with by old and stale adaptations of the immune system.
 
Yoda's Pen Is  
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2020-01-23 3:52:17 PM  
Great, now my cymbal order is going to be late.
 
B0redd  
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2020-01-23 3:55:11 PM  
FFS wait till the fear dies from the last one.
#waronvirusesbeafraidsheep
 
phalamir [TotalFark]  
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2020-01-23 3:58:56 PM  
So be afraid of some shiat that hasn't even been exposed to penicillin, much less the cutting-edge antibiotics we have now?  "It devastated the Ampolean Culture!"  The Ampolean Culture had just barely advanced past hunter-gatherers and still thought a cold was possession by evil spirits.  Despite the existence of things like the The Sun, we do have people alive today that understand what the farking germ theory of disease is.
 
SirEattonHogg  
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2020-01-23 3:59:46 PM  
So much like Chinese food, after half an hour Fark gets hungry for another China disease thread.
 
WelldeadLink  
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2020-01-23 3:59:56 PM  
Hey, researchers: GET THE FARK AWAY FROM THERE!
Thank you.
 
Destructor [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2020-01-23 4:00:54 PM  
Maybe the new viruses will be our friends.
 
khitsicker [TotalFark]  
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2020-01-23 4:03:27 PM  
artist impression of ancient virus.

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Beaver Dimples  
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2020-01-23 4:04:20 PM  
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/either way
 
RaiderFanMikeP  
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2020-01-23 4:04:33 PM  
this is why everyone is freaking out about global warming!  *it* is in the ice and when he gets out we are all doomed!!
 
lifeslammer  
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2020-01-23 4:08:41 PM  

Dork Gently: Old and stale viruses are dealt with by old and stale adaptations of the immune system.


Thats not remotely close to how it works in reality. Stop trying to learn biology from movies
 
bbmaru  
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2020-01-23 4:22:10 PM  

RaiderFanMikeP: this is why everyone is freaking out about global warming!  *it* is in the ice and when he gets out we are all doomed!!


is "it" a "thing" now?
 
CanuckInCA  
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2020-01-23 5:10:13 PM  
Turns out China is the only place on earth with ancient viruses hiding in glaciers.
 
0z79  
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2020-01-23 5:18:46 PM  

Dork Gently: Old and stale viruses are dealt with by old and stale adaptations of the immune system.


You mean like sickle-cell anemia, which is a mutation that made surviving ebola infestation more likely? Yeah, misshapen hemoglobin is a GREAT trade-off for Americans who will never be within 1,000 of a case..
 
Evil Mackerel  
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2020-01-23 5:31:40 PM  
Not just viruses.

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WelldeadLink  
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2020-01-23 5:53:04 PM  

CanuckInCA: Turns out China is the only place on earth with ancient viruses hiding in glaciers.


So you're saying that we have targeting information.
 
i ignore u  
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2020-01-23 6:01:59 PM  

phalamir: So be afraid of some shiat that hasn't even been exposed to penicillin, much less the cutting-edge antibiotics we have now?  "It devastated the Ampolean Culture!"  The Ampolean Culture had just barely advanced past hunter-gatherers and still thought a cold was possession by evil spirits.  Despite the existence of things like the The Sun, we do have people alive today that understand what the farking germ theory of disease is.


We also have people alive today who torch Ebola treatment centers because they think they're part of a conspiracy to steal your organs.
 
fanbladesaresharp  
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2020-01-23 6:24:47 PM  

WelldeadLink: CanuckInCA: Turns out China is the only place on earth with ancient viruses hiding in glaciers.

So you're saying that we have targeting information.


For what? China is doing it on purpose to build suburbs.
 
Gyrfalcon  
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2020-01-23 6:35:50 PM  

Dork Gently: Old and stale viruses are dealt with by old and stale adaptations of the immune system.


Viruses dont work that way, but do tell us where you got your degree in immunology, Doctor.
 
Gyrfalcon  
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2020-01-23 6:36:20 PM  

phalamir: So be afraid of some shiat that hasn't even been exposed to penicillin, much less the cutting-edge antibiotics we have now?  "It devastated the Ampolean Culture!"  The Ampolean Culture had just barely advanced past hunter-gatherers and still thought a cold was possession by evil spirits.  Despite the existence of things like the The Sun, we do have people alive today that understand what the farking germ theory of disease is.


Viruses don't work that way.
 
Gyrfalcon  
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2020-01-23 6:38:04 PM  

0z79: Dork Gently: Old and stale viruses are dealt with by old and stale adaptations of the immune system.

You mean like sickle-cell anemia, which is a mutation that made surviving ebola infestation more likely? Yeah, misshapen hemoglobin is a GREAT trade-off for Americans who will never be within 1,000 of a case..


Sickle cell made surviving malaria more likely. Malaria is a multicellular parasite, not a virus.

Mother of god what is going on in schools these days?
 
DanInKansas  
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2020-01-23 7:13:05 PM  
Yeah yeah yeah. I've been hearing this "superbugs are coming!!!" since the early 90s.

I mean realistically humanity's best hope right now is a plague to kill off 1/3 to 1/2 of us, so let's get going bugs. You're way behind schedule.
 
kayanlau  
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2020-01-23 8:46:12 PM  
I wonder if they are going to call it the "Woo-ha!!" virus ...
 
This text is now purple  
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2020-01-23 9:21:30 PM  

0z79: Dork Gently: Old and stale viruses are dealt with by old and stale adaptations of the immune system.

You mean like sickle-cell anemia, which is a mutation that made surviving ebola infestation more likely? Yeah, misshapen hemoglobin is a GREAT trade-off for Americans who will never be within 1,000 of a case..


I thought recessive sickle-cell helped with malaria?

\recessive CF was cholera, I think
 
0z79  
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2020-01-23 10:19:41 PM  

This text is now purple: 0z79: Dork Gently: Old and stale viruses are dealt with by old and stale adaptations of the immune system.

You mean like sickle-cell anemia, which is a mutation that made surviving ebola infestation more likely? Yeah, misshapen hemoglobin is a GREAT trade-off for Americans who will never be within 1,000 of a case..

I thought recessive sickle-cell helped with malaria?

\recessive CF was cholera, I think


Ahh, thanks for pointing that out, seems like I need to hit Wikipedia more.
 
0z79  
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2020-01-24 4:10:04 AM  

Gyrfalcon: 0z79: Dork Gently: Old and stale viruses are dealt with by old and stale adaptations of the immune system.

You mean like sickle-cell anemia, which is a mutation that made surviving ebola infestation more likely? Yeah, misshapen hemoglobin is a GREAT trade-off for Americans who will never be within 1,000 of a case..

Sickle cell made surviving malaria more likely. Malaria is a multicellular parasite, not a virus.

Mother of god what is going on in schools these days?


Nowadays? I went to a school where most of the teachers were dumb as hell, back in 1995. Was told the "Manta Ray" was a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet in the 60's.

They meant STINGRAY. Just wanted to be petty, since I was the student and she was the teacher. Since she was teaching the class, she knew better than me...........

So I dropped out, studied hard and scored in the 99th percentile for the class she was teaching, when I was getting my GED... By the way, I'd just like to mention that some of us didn't have the same educational resources that you take for granted, so we're not as enlightened as you are.

Mother of god what is going on with your privilege?
 
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