[Doc Savage]

Obama was alive even then???????????

[upchuck]

The researchers extracted DNA fragments of the ancient bacterium from the teeth of medieval corpses found in London.

Shades of Jurassic Park.

[sphinx]

The Justinian Plague that broke out in the 6th Century was estimated to have killed 100 million people.

No time to check sources this morning, but that seems likely an awfully high figure. I know the Justinian Plague was devastating, but might this figure be for repeated occurances over several centuries?

[Vaquero]

bubonic plague....a Bacterial infection.

penicillin, Cipro, most any antibiotic can kill it....

[knarf]

Sooo .. what is it you'd like to do here at murky, murky and murky reaearch, Dr. doom?

Well, I've always dreamed I'd be able to reproduce the Black Death, if only given the chance, sir.

Welcome aboard, my boy ... you'll have a lab, as many lovely assistants you need and all the money necesarry.

Thank you, sir ... I'll make you proud .. I promise

[mkjessup]

MSNBC's Al Sharpton: "Until I hear about scientists modifying the DNA to create an equal and equivalent White Death, this is nothing but racism in the laboratory!"

[2001convSVT]

13 Monkeys anyone?