bio anth, fuck yeah!
Recently, I was watching President Bush speak on the potential bird
flu epidemic. Pandemic bird flu is exactly a question of evolutionary
biology because grave danger will come only if the virus evolves into
a form that can spread from human to human.
Of course, Bush couldn't use the word evolution. There were a few key
points where I was waiting for him to use the word. Nope! The virus
would "develop" the ability to move from human to human. He couldn't
use the word evolve because that's a dangerous word.
People in the United States probably don't realize they risk their
lives by rejecting evolutionary biology. In the case of avian flu,
this could kill people very directly. With aging, the essential tools
for solving it are located in evolutionary biology.
(thank you new york times)
flu epidemic. Pandemic bird flu is exactly a question of evolutionary
biology because grave danger will come only if the virus evolves into
a form that can spread from human to human.
Of course, Bush couldn't use the word evolution. There were a few key
points where I was waiting for him to use the word. Nope! The virus
would "develop" the ability to move from human to human. He couldn't
use the word evolve because that's a dangerous word.
People in the United States probably don't realize they risk their
lives by rejecting evolutionary biology. In the case of avian flu,
this could kill people very directly. With aging, the essential tools
for solving it are located in evolutionary biology.
(thank you new york times)