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What to know about #birdflu : bit.ly/3yn3WF3 @Guardian Dr David Cox

Really intrigued by all the optimism regarding future gene editing tools coming out of #asgct2024

For people who have attended - what have you found most interesting?

Brad Loncar

Definitely - it's extremely hard to predict what's next. Given how deeply entrenched H5N1 is in wild animal populations, it's unlikely to go away. It may never evolve to spread between humans but it's a little concerning that it hasn't received more attention so far.

I don’t think anyone could predict avian flu (H5N1) in cows was on the cards in 2024 - or cow to human transmission. And don’t know if & when it could evolve to sustain human to human transmission. But outlining risks & planning for them are vital to prevent loss of life.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had both a brain parasite and mercury poisoning at the same time. Just how rare is each condition? Asks Dr David Cox for WIRED. wired.com/story/brain-pa…

‘The issue is when to pull the trigger’: how prepared are we for human bird flu? - from Dr David Cox

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The MHRAgovuk is beyond incompetent and they have employees who lack basic arithmetic skills. This answer is beyond disgraceful.

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