> Russell McMahon wrote:
> > Researchers have demonstrated, quite by accident, that inserting a
single
> > gene can turn a minor virus into a deadly killer.

> And no doubt they genetically modify the blame once it gets out...
> Tony

No, no. This is meant to be a non sequitur co-operative thread, not a place
to speak truth :-)

But, probably yes, Fortunately the one they found entirely by accident was
mouse related, turning usually innocuous mousepox  into a 100% fatal mouse
disease by adding a single human gene that expresses Interleukin-4. IL4 is
benign in humans - it helps against disease and allergies. They haven't
discovered an equivalent single gene transform applicable to a human disease
yet (or not that we've been told).

The lowest place on earth was once named for a modern road making material.



        RM

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