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We were still relatively lucky with [Sars]," says [Maria Zambon]. "The next time may not be so pleasant." Which brings us back to flu. Consider the basic facts: we have several strains of deadly avian flu infecting the poultry of south Asia and we have millions of people who keep chickens and ducks in their yards and huts in one of the world's most densely populated areas. On their own, these two factors are ideal for creating a deadly new flu virus.
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Nature, the Most Deadly Bio-Terrorist of All
The cover of a recent issue of National Geographic magazine posed a simple, contentious question: "Was Darwin wrong?" Readers who nervously opened their copies, expecting to read a creationist diatribe designed to appease America's religious right, were pleasantly surprised, however. The answer was spelt out in giant letters on an inside page: "No, the evidence for evolution is overwhelming." Below, the distinguished science writer David Quammen hammered home the case by describing a powerful mix of geological evidence, taxonomic data, DNA studies and observations of living creatures that support the theory of natural selection. But what really grabbed attention was Quammen's additional, and considerable, reliance on medical studies - the a...
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