An interesting article today from New Scientist on why Travel Bans don’t work to prevent the spread of a pandemic. “There is no real sense in applying strict travel restrictions especially at this stage. It’s not going to help,” says Alessandro Vespignani, a computer scientist at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, whose team is …
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And it is a familiar refrain. In this story detailing what looks to be the first cases of swine flu hitting a village named La Gloria in Veracruz, Mexico the possible source, a large production pork factory. A La Gloria resident who spoke to the Guardian on condition of anonymity yesterday described how illness swept …
I just signed up to be a Bone Marrow donor. Will you? You should, you might never have to actually donate your bone marrow stem cells, but then again, you might be the only person in the whole world with the perfect match. You can join the “OneMatch” program online at Canadian Blood Services. If …
