MERS

Plan to Build NIH-Funded Bat Research Lab in Colorado Sparks Fears of Lab Leak

By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | May 18, 2023 Colorado State University (CSU) is proceeding with controversial plans to construct a new research facility to study bat diseases with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Construction is slated to be completed sometime in 2024 or 2025. University officials and proponents of the new facility argue […]

The University of Chicago’s College of Medicine on COVID-19 [Video link]

Every since the novel coronavirus and the associated illness called COVID-19 entered the news stream, one might think that Stephen King’s The Stand, or Michael Crichton’s Andromeda Strain might have come to life. Biosuits. Quarantine of cities, regions and nations. People falling over dead on video. News blackouts and propaganda.

Ralentissement de la circulation de l’océan Atlantique Nord, par Summer K. Praetorius

Source : Nature, Summer K. Praetorius, 11-04-2018
Différents indices suggèrent que le système de circulation de l’océan Atlantique Nord est dans un état d’affaiblissement sans précédent au cours des 1 600 dernières années, mais des questions demeurent quant au moment exact du commencement de ce déclin.
Summer K. Praetorius

The Common Cold Came From … a Camel?

New research suggests that the first human to ever catch a cold may have gotten it from his or her camel. Scientists at the University of Bonn stumbled upon the discovery while investigating Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
A more aggressive and deadly virus than the common cold, MERS first appeared in humans in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Although camels most often carry MERS, it can spread to humans in rare cases. And when studying the virus, researchers found that it was incredibly similar to the cold virus in at least 6% of cases. [1]