Too many topics, too little time

US develops lethal new viruses. A scientist funded by the US government has deliberately created an extremely deadly form of mousepox, a relative of the smallpox virus, through genetic engineering. [Gyre.org]

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hmmm, it makes me wonder, doesn't it make you wonder? i wonder things like 'when will it jump species?' or 'which human will be the first to die from it?' or 'why are we doing things like this when we could be doing more profitable thing?'