The Epidemic Is Coming

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A New Plague: The Epidemic Is Coming We're in for another epidemic. You probably don't want to hear that; we've had enough with bluetongue, foot-and-mouth and bird flu in animals. We're only just beginning to calm down as the bird flu threat to humans apparently recedes, but mad cow disease seems only yesterday and our hospitals are cesspits of MRSA and C.difficile. Haven't we had enough? And how can I be so sure that we're due for more? Doomsday Vault Begins Deep Freeze Engineers have begun the two-month process of cooling down a "doomsday vault", which will house seeds from all known varieties of key food crops. The temperature inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will drop to -18C (0F) in order to preserve the seeds. Built deep inside a mountain, it aims to safeguard the world's crops from future disasters, such as nuclear wars, asteroids or dangerous climate change

[Guest guest]

Sounds like a smart

and MUCH NEEDED plan.

Alice J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Behalf Of NEWS FROM THE TIPI

Saturday, 17 November 2007

4:26 am

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Epidemic Is Coming

 

 

 

 

 

 

· A New

Plague: The Epidemic Is Coming We're

in for another epidemic. You probably don't want to hear that; we've had enough

with bluetongue, foot-and-mouth and bird flu in animals. We're only just

beginning to calm down as the bird flu threat to humans apparently recedes, but

mad cow disease seems only yesterday and our hospitals are cesspits of MRSA and

C.difficile. Haven't we had enough? And how can I be so sure that we're due for

more? Doomsday

Vault Begins Deep Freeze Engineers

have begun the two-month process of cooling down a " doomsday vault " ,

which will house seeds from all known varieties of key food crops. The

temperature inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will drop to -18C (0F) in

order to preserve the seeds. Built deep inside a mountain, it aims to safeguard

the world's crops from future disasters, such as nuclear wars, asteroids or

dangerous climate change