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I am currently producing a short, animated video about the flu virus that I intend to either sell, or publish right here on Science of the Times. I had wanted to include a video interview with a flu virus researcher and had lined up Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, co-chair of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at Mount Sinai Medical Center. (more…)
While pounding away on my gym’s treadmill last night, a ridiculous number of TV screens staring at me from across the room, my eyes fixed on Lou Dobbs’ show. The TV’s sound was turned off and it showed closed-captioning in addition to CNN’s graphics. I was instantly struck by a mismatch between the phrases “antibiotic resistance” in the closed captioning and “killer virus” in the lower third. As just about everyone knows, viruses are antibiotic-resistant to begin with. (more…)
