The post is written in January 23, 2019 about 10 Deadly Viruses created in labs:
6 SARS 2.0
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a lethal virus. More than 700 people were killed during a SARS epidemic that infected 8,000 people in 29 countries between 2002 and 2003. Now, scientists have made it deadlier.
The new mutant SARS virus was created by a group of researchers led by Dr. Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina. They call it SARS 2.0. The researchers developed the virus by adding some protein to the naturally occurring SARS. SARS 2.0 is immune to vaccines and treatments used to cure the naturally occurring SARS virus.[5]
The team said that the research was necessary because the natural SARS virus could mutate and become immune to our vaccines. By creating a deadlier and mutated virus, we could develop stronger vaccines that will save us from a more lethal SARS epidemic. That is, if the natural SARS ever mutates.
However, other scientists are concerned because the SARS 2.0 that is supposed to save us from a deadly SARS epidemic could start that epidemic if it ever escapes from the lab.
It seems like listverse outperformed most of the EA ThinkTanks on the question of thinking about pandemics pre-COVID.
10 Deadly Viruses And Bacteria Created In Labs − 6 SARS 2.0
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The post is written in January 23, 2019 about 10 Deadly Viruses created in labs:
It seems like listverse outperformed most of the EA ThinkTanks on the question of thinking about pandemics pre-COVID.