http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/09/18/reporters-notes-predicting-swine-flu/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Thu, 24 May 2012 05:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/09/18/reporters-notes-predicting-swine-flu/#comment-12196 Doug Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:56:02 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3641#comment-12196 It appears it has been mutating, I read an account of the H1N1 having appeared as a mutated virus in Scandinavia. Don't forget the mutations are really an example of Darwin's survival of the fittest, it's the evolved strain(s) that is resistant to modern medicines and propagate, and with so many people getting/becoming infected it is just natural for mutations to occur - replication of the nucleic acids is not always faithful. It appears it has been mutating, I read an account of the H1N1 having appeared as a mutated virus in Scandinavia. Don't forget the mutations are really an example of Darwin's survival of the fittest, it's the evolved strain(s) that is resistant to modern medicines and propagate, and with so many people getting/becoming infected it is just natural for mutations to occur – replication of the nucleic acids is not always faithful.

]]> http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/09/18/reporters-notes-predicting-swine-flu/#comment-12195 Fahmida Jahan Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:28:52 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3641#comment-12195 Swine flu is spreading very fast. We all must pray to almighty for us.... Swine flu is spreading very fast. We all must pray to almighty for us….

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