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louis-t

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64. Escaped from confinement in S. America

Thu Jul 3, 2014, 01:10 PM

Jul 2014

in the '40s or '50s. 'Africanized' bees slowly moved north over the decades. Looking for a link. I saw a fascinating documentary once about the lengths scientists have gone to trying to dilute the aggressiveness of the bees. Here's a link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee

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Scientist creates new flu virus that can kill all of humanity [View all] trumad Jul 2014 OP

Fine. Get it over with. nt onehandle Jul 2014 #1

+ 1/2 BootinUp Jul 2014 #30

I agree. Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #89

Just because you can, does not mean you should. eom uppityperson Jul 2014 #2

Stupid ass! Probably'll sell it to the military. woodsprite Jul 2014 #3

He should come up with a catchy name for it. Turbineguy Jul 2014 #4

Someone already has, H1Z1, a new up and coming zombie survival game. miyazaki Jul 2014 #49

Ever read "The Stand"?........ socialist_n_TN Jul 2014 #90

Did he name it Captain Trips? MohRokTah Jul 2014 #5

"The Stand" moves to the Non-fiction section of your local library Va Lefty Jul 2014 #8

Tube Neck in some parts. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #9

Excellent book, horrible movie... deathrind Jul 2014 #12

Better turn off your pumps, Hap. n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2014 #72

Baby can you dig your man? Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #33

Yeah, this was my first thought too.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2014 #91

Haha, suckas! nt ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #6

And he wanted to create this WHY?? theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #7

Pandemic study. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #10

I'd think there are enough existing viruses around to experiment with Armstead Jul 2014 #13

Including this one. jeff47 Jul 2014 #47

Thank you. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #59

exactly WHY! leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #21

They been reading "The Stand"? ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #11

Or watching "The Last Ship" n/t MindPilot Jul 2014 #19

You've got the "dumbassery" part right. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #39

I had the exact same thought. Neoma Jul 2014 #58

Well, that would take care of anthropogenic climate change... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #14

The rest of the lyrics don't really work in this context. riqster Jul 2014 #28

Every Hottentot and every Eskimo.... Coventina Jul 2014 #29

Isn't biological warfare universally illegal? notadmblnd Jul 2014 #15

They use them to study ways to beat them. gcomeau Jul 2014 #20

Oh, it's not a war. It's a police action. Kennah Jul 2014 #62

What could possibly go wrong? FSogol Jul 2014 #16

Yeah, no shit. calimary Jul 2014 #24

Damn it - ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #36

I don't EVER want to hear about how it louis-t Jul 2014 #17

you will that is something everyone will want a piece of leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #22

killer bees? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #31

Escaped from confinement in S. America louis-t Jul 2014 #64

they werent invented...they were African that got loose VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #65

Mmmm, they were hybrids. louis-t Jul 2014 #66

anytime you interbreed you get a hybrid.... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #67

These were interbred for a purpose. louis-t Jul 2014 #69

So were mules..... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #70

Didn't ask you to... louis-t Jul 2014 #73

Are these the same brilliant scientists still clinging to the Small Pox viruses? Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #18

Nope. jeff47 Jul 2014 #52

I think I saw this movie Aerows Jul 2014 #23

Well, it's about time. progressoid Jul 2014 #25

This is an incredibly inane headline- deliberately stupid or shameless clickbait, or both. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #26

gizmodo putting clickbait out there? Say it isn't so! n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author trumad Jul 2014 #37

Reminds me of this sagat Jul 2014 #92

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Sounds like 12 Monkeys. Dwayne Hicks Jul 2014 #32

Or Omega Man BootinUp Jul 2014 #42

No risk of escape. As safe as Fukushima and Daichi. Get ready, folks, for AIDS 2.0. nt valerief Jul 2014 #34

Except, he returned it to the same state it was in in 2009, when it WAS out in the wild. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #38

I still firmly suspect that HIV is a manufactured bio-warfare germ. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #35

I'm sorry, I'm going to have to find a way to note your username as someone who... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #61

It happens Renew Deal Jul 2014 #40

I think I already saw that TV show. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2014 #41

Aids could kill all of humanity. DeSwiss Jul 2014 #43

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well with movies like 'outbreak' heaven05 Jul 2014 #44

Not really worried about the ones we hear about. The one that is concerning is being developed jtuck004 Jul 2014 #45

Popular press should really, really not write about things they don't understand jeff47 Jul 2014 #46

What did Murphy say? sulphurdunn Jul 2014 #48

they picked the wrong band for which to try and make their songs come true MisterP Jul 2014 #50

Among The Living.......Follow Me Or Die!!! thelordofhell Jul 2014 #51

Give me fever. tclambert Jul 2014 #53

It's time to put an end to work like this...... AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #54

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"Hyperbole"? Hmmmm..... WinkyDink Jul 2014 #75

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"The Stand" by Stephen King PCIntern Jul 2014 #55

Is a work of fiction, do you have a point? n/t Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #60

Ummmm...gee...what in the great world could I have been thinking about...? PCIntern Jul 2014 #63

The issue is that its a book from a guy who isn't a biologist... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #77

Did you read said book? PCIntern Jul 2014 #80

Yes a long time ago, also, Stephen King is not a biologist... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #82

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"the reality of a creation of a deadly virus which could wipe out mankind as we know it" Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #88

That's a good point. Octafish Jul 2014 #68

He then cackled manically as lightning crashed behind him. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2014 #71

Mmmmm bwa ha ha! Art_from_Ark Jul 2014 #93

He's done it before, with the Spanish influenza. I think, frankly, he's a sociopath who happens to WinkyDink Jul 2014 #74

Sounds like "Resident Evil" and the Umbrella Corporation. muntrv Jul 2014 #76

Somehow that story made me think of this old cartoon tularetom Jul 2014 #79

The H1N1 practically killed one of my dear friends... countryjake Jul 2014 #81

Exactly, for fuck's sake, a poster above calls the scientist in this article a sociopath... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #83

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Because nothing could go wrong MFM008 Jul 2014 #84