WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international team of researchers said Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu.
They plan to look for genes useful in pork production and immunity in pigs, which are similar in size to humans. And, like humans, they catch influenza very easily.
"Understanding the swine genome will lead to health advancements in the swine population and accelerate the development of vaccinations for pigs," said Roger Beachy, Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
"This new insight into the genetic makeup of the swine population can help reduce disease and enable medical advancements in both pigs and humans," Beachy said in a statement.
"The pig is a unique animal that is important for food and that is used as an animal model for human disease," added Larry Schook of the University of Illinois in Champaign, who helped direct the project.
"And because the native wild animals are still in existence, it is a really exciting animal to look at to learn about the genomic effects of domestication."
The pandemic H1N1 swine flu virus originated in pigs and evidence suggests it can be passed from humans to pigs and back again. Pigs are also susceptible to many other strains of influenza.
>WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international team of researchers said >Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could >help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines >against diseases such as swine flu.
>They plan to look for genes useful in pork production and immunity in >pigs, which are similar in size to humans. And, like humans, they >catch influenza very easily.
>"Understanding the swine genome will lead to health advancements in >the swine population and accelerate the development of vaccinations >for pigs," said Roger Beachy, Director of the U.S. Department of >Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
>"This new insight into the genetic makeup of the swine population can >help reduce disease and enable medical advancements in both pigs and >humans," Beachy said in a statement.
>"The pig is a unique animal that is important for food and that is >used as an animal model for human disease," added Larry Schook of the >University of Illinois in Champaign, who helped direct the project.
>"And because the native wild animals are still in existence, it is a >really exciting animal to look at to learn about the genomic effects >of domestication."
>The pandemic H1N1 swine flu virus originated in pigs and evidence >suggests it can be passed from humans to pigs and back again. Pigs are >also susceptible to many other strains of influenza.
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international team of researchers said > Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could > help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines > against diseases such as swine flu.
> They plan to look for genes useful in pork production and immunity in > pigs, which are similar in size to humans. And, like humans, they > catch influenza very easily.
> "Understanding the swine genome will lead to health advancements in > the swine population and accelerate the development of vaccinations > for pigs," said Roger Beachy, Director of the U.S. Department of > Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
> "This new insight into the genetic makeup of the swine population can > help reduce disease and enable medical advancements in both pigs and > humans," Beachy said in a statement.
> "The pig is a unique animal that is important for food and that is > used as an animal model for human disease," added Larry Schook of the > University of Illinois in Champaign, who helped direct the project.
> "And because the native wild animals are still in existence, it is a > really exciting animal to look at to learn about the genomic effects > of domestication."
> The pandemic H1N1 swine flu virus originated in pigs and evidence > suggests it can be passed from humans to pigs and back again. Pigs are > also susceptible to many other strains of influenza.
> -- > Bob.
Too little too late.
Pandemics dont last long, and no doubt swine flu will be a distant memory before this research hits the markets.
The government, can't even supply Tamiflu, Pandemrix and Celvapan to people who need it NOW. And these were already developed drugs either approved or rushed through by the FDA.
The only way this will be useful, is if swineflu mutates with say H5N1, and H5N1 becomes more virulent.
On Nov 6, 10:31 am, HighQ <einstein...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> On Nov 5, 11:05 pm, wf3h <w...@vsswireless.net> wrote:> On Nov 5, 5:27 pm, spintronic <spintro...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> . > .
> > > your boring me now, in the bucket with P.O.O-head you go
His boring you now? Poo-head, seriously? Your lack of coherence is only matched by your lack of maturity.
> > IOW you can't answer the question
> > no problem. i'll keep asking it until you do.
> > you won't answer it because you CANT
> You want me to answer your ridiculous question:
> > what's the difference between ghosts and creationism?
And yet you still don't answer. Why is believeing that ghosts make the wind blow any less credible than believing that a supernatural entity *poofed* all life (both extinct and extant) into existence?
> And you wonder;
> why I think you're a nutjob,
Takes one to know one?
> why I think you give genuine evolutionists a bad name, and > why I can't be bothered wasting my time with you?
And yet you ARE wasting your time. Also considering that you try your damndest to slander and misrepresent people you characterise as 'evolutionists' you should surely be cheering wf3h on if you think he is giving them a bad name. I know if I was a creationist I would be praying to my invisible, telepathic friend in the sky that you would refrain from posting anymore, removing any doubt about the untenability of the creationist *ahem* hypothesis.
> If you don't get it.
> It's because nutjobs generally can't.
Nutjob? Ha! Do you know the difference between someone suffering from psychosis and a true believer who receives instructions from God? No? Me either
> On Nov 5, 11:05 pm, wf3h <w...@vsswireless.net> wrote:> On Nov 5, 5:27 pm, spintronic <spintro...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> . > .
> > > your boring me now, in the bucket with P.O.O-head you go
> > IOW you can't answer the question
> > no problem. i'll keep asking it until you do.
> > you won't answer it because you CANT
> You want me to answer your ridiculous question:
> > what's the difference between ghosts and creationism?
> And you wonder;
yeah i want you to answer the question. if you think ghosts cause speciation, then what's the difference between that and saying they cause the wind to blow?
> why I think you're a nutjob, > why I think you give genuine evolutionists a bad name, and > why I can't be bothered wasting my time with you?
> If you don't get it.
> It's because nutjobs generally can't.
says the guy who thinks ghosts cause the wind to blow
<heeks...@ifiwxtc.net> wrote: > On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:21:39 -0800 (PST), wf3h <w...@vsswireless.net> > wrote: > >On Nov 5, 7:18 am, spintronic <spintro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> The only way this will be useful, is if swineflu mutates with say > >> H5N1, and H5N1 becomes more virulent.- > >ain't it wunnerful creationists can talk about stuff they had no role > >in developing?
Well this just bloody sucks. (Though if FOX "News" said it happened, it probably didn't happen.)
The article states "So far, only swine and ferrets, which are particularly susceptible to the flu, have become infected with H1N1." I thought humans also got the virus, and the article then contradicts itself saying "Garvey notes that despite nearly 25,000 cases of positive, lab-confirmed H1N1 in people reported in the U.S. since last spring...." The article also implies that humans are not animals.
Gods, the USA media cracks me up.
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HighQ <einstein...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in news:ccd2fc63-6206-45b3-b29f- c68118bd5...@v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com:
> On Nov 5, 11:05 pm, wf3h <w...@vsswireless.net> wrote: >> On Nov 5, 5:27 pm, spintronic <spintro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > . > .
>> > your boring me now, in the bucket with P.O.O-head you go
>> IOW you can't answer the question
>> no problem. i'll keep asking it until you do.
>> you won't answer it because you CANT
> You want me to answer your ridiculous question:
well, why don't you? And why did you say you were leaving and within minutes were posting again?
>> what's the difference between ghosts and creationism?
> And you wonder;
> why I think you're a nutjob, > why I think you give genuine evolutionists a bad name, and > why I can't be bothered wasting my time with you?
And yet, you do not answer the simple questions. Which tells me he is not a nutjob, and you do not think he is a nut job. It is just that you cannot answer his questions.
> If you don't get it.
> It's because nutjobs generally can't.
Actually, we all get it. You are unable to answer the question, so you resort to calling him a nutjob.
-- Dick #1349 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~Benjamin Franklin
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> HighQ <einstein...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in news:ccd2fc63-6206-45b3-b29f- > c68118bd5...@v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com:
> > On Nov 5, 11:05 pm, wf3h <w...@vsswireless.net> wrote: > >> On Nov 5, 5:27 pm, spintronic <spintro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > . > > .
> >> > your boring me now, in the bucket with P.O.O-head you go
> >> IOW you can't answer the question
> >> no problem. i'll keep asking it until you do.
> >> you won't answer it because you CANT
> > You want me to answer your ridiculous question:
> well, why don't you? > And why did you say you were leaving and within minutes > were posting again?
> >> what's the difference between ghosts and creationism?
> > And you wonder;
> > why I think you're a nutjob, > > why I think you give genuine evolutionists a bad name, and > > why I can't be bothered wasting my time with you?
> And yet, you do not answer the simple questions. Which tells me > he is not a nutjob, and you do not think he is a nut job. It is > just that you cannot answer his questions.
> > If you don't get it.
> > It's because nutjobs generally can't.
> Actually, we all get it. You are unable to answer the question, > so you resort to calling him a nutjob.
> -- > Dick #1349 > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety > deserve neither liberty nor safety." > ~Benjamin Franklin
> Home Page: dickcr.iwarp.com > email: dic...@gmail.com
No RETARD, you don't get it.
I have repeatedly told the nutjob, I don't believe in ghosts.
So asking me "what's the difference between ghosts and creationism?"
Is like asking a thief "what's the difference between the two charities he gives to."
> On Nov 6, 3:18 pm, "Dick C." <foo.dic...@gmail.com> wrote: >> HighQ <einstein...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in >> news:ccd2fc63-6206-45b3-b29f- >> > If you don't get it.
>> > It's because nutjobs generally can't.
>> Actually, we all get it. You are unable to answer the question, >> so you resort to calling him a nutjob.
> No RETARD, you don't get it.
> I have repeatedly told the nutjob, I don't believe in ghosts.
You are not a Christian? You do not believe in the Holy Ghost?
> So asking me "what's the difference between ghosts and creationism?"
> Is like asking a thief "what's the difference between the two > charities he gives to."
-- Dick #1349 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~Benjamin Franklin
Home Page: dickcr.iwarp.com email: dic...@gmail.com
On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:47:31 -0800 (PST), spintronic
<spintro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 6, 8:17 pm, wf3h <w...@vsswireless.net> wrote: > > On Nov 6, 1:07 pm, spintronic <spintro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > No RETARD, you don't get it. > > > I have repeatedly told the nutjob, I don't believe in ghosts. > > sure you do. > You are THE biggest retard I have ever met.
Scito te ipsum
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