On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
... this bone-headed R&D that Dutch virologists have been doing (also > reported recently): > > > http://www.vox.com/2014/4/12/5605950/why-did-scientists-just-make-bird-flu-m > ore-contagious One concern I have is about what bath salts do to the brains of the users [1]. The users exhibit zombie-like behavior, and when they are less delirious, they can become violent and extremely difficult to restrain. If some naive researchers developed a contagious biological agent that had a similar effect on the brain as bath salts, we would have a genuine zombie problem. Eric [1] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2354744/Teen-high-bath-salts-crashes-car-exhibits-Zombie-like-behavior-psychotic-episode.html