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Re:Controversial experiments that could make bird flu more r... by prewett on Thursday February 16, 2023 @06:21PM (#34828154)
Extinction is hyperbole. Even a lack of immunity to smallpox did not result in native Americans being wiped out by smallpox, although it did drastically lower their numbers.
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Re:Controversial experiments that could make bird flu more r... by throw009 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @07:56PM (#34829198)
Humanity will see a virus that causes its extinction only once.
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