Natural Selections: The Potential Pandemic You've Never Heard Of

Discover Magazine ^ | September 2006 | Mary C Pearl

[darth]

Everyone should plan ahead and stock up for disasters because sooner or later the odds will catch up with us. Those who do not prepare should not expect the prudent to bail them out. How long will you be able to feed your family if and when a new plague arises? My preference is beans & rice; calories are all you need and they are cheap.

[kallisti]

Thanks for my continuing education.

[blam]

"I need to go now and wax my pyroclastic surfboard for that volcano that blows every 750,000 years. Just gota be prepared for everything."

Better hurry, it's 40,000 years overdue.

[blam]

"My preference is beans & rice; calories are all you need and they are cheap."

Good choice...you can live forever on beans and rice. Beans have all the nutrients your body requires except niacin. Rice is rich in niacin.

[Judith Anne]

Vitamin tablets, some fats, rice and beans will keep humans going for a looooooooong time.

[Old Professer]

As usual, the pandemic relies on the virus developing the ability to spread between humans; this is where the research should focus to understand exactly how this could happen and stop that part of the process.

[Centurion2000]

bump

[JohnnyZ]

this is where the research should focus

I think they should focus on immoral cloning research so if we die we'll have a replacement us ready to go.

Worked out pretty well for Duncan Idaho.

[Lurker]

My fat of choice:

Bacon.

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