Or, if you want some entertaining sci-fi on similar subject (HERVs and how the CDC political interactions go wonky), "Darwin's Radio". and sequel "Darwin's Children", by Greg Bear.
C On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 9:07 PM Carl Tollander <c...@plektyx.com> wrote: > This, re bats... > TL;DR: 2107 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_KqzArksQU > More: 2015 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=TRVxTBuvChU&feature=emb_logo > > Carl > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 6:23 PM Gillian Densmore <gil.densm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Why is it the last several pandemics have come from bats? and what's >> with the unusual panic about this one? We had bird flue, sars, zeeka, >> Ebola (several times), polio...but then one asshole of a cold from bats >> (they think). And it's as if they didn't know what to do. China didn't >> instigate a quarintine quickly and was and remains in, denaial. Itally I >> gather said: ah fuck it's coming for us? and the US is basically doing the >> same. >> >> >> And what's with a lot coming from fucking Bats? Is it that they're >> unusual for being a bit like lizzards, and rats? and can travel far? or >> just coincidence? They're amazing to learn about. And I love it when >> they're arround because they tend to eat bugs. two I hoped would stick >> arround a few years ago. They sure liked what ever they found to hunt here! >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> >
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