Bacteria that cause the bubonic plague may be more virulent than their close relatives because of
a single genetic mutation, according to research published in the May issue of the journal
Microbiology.
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©CDC / Courtesy of Larry Stauffer, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory
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Yersinia pestis, direct fluorescent antibody stain (DFA), at 200x magnification.
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Comment: Grady Thrasher is justified to worry about a research lab outbreak. Viruses are known to have "accidentally" escaped "highly secured" labs before. Another thought worthy of consideration is whether the slaughter of cattle, chicken, etc due to "accidental" virus outbreaks, are part of an insidious agenda to starve the population. The reader might like to visit this article: First They Came For The Cows - Are The Sheeple Next?