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Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i... by noduerme on Friday April 04, 2025 @04:27AM (#43579641)
I haven't watched the show, but your description just made me think about the "panacea". Virus-wise, I was obsessed with the idea of the DRACO antiviral concept for years.[0] It's really unclear why funding was pulled for it.

Then again, the idea behind "28 Days Later" was that everyone got a cancer vaccine and turned into zombies...

[0] https://riderinstitute.org/discovery/

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Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i... by adzm on Friday April 04, 2025 @06:32AM (#43580329)
> the idea behind "28 Days Later" was that everyone got a cancer vaccine and turned into zombies

This was not in the movie at all. It was the extremely contagious "rage" virus, inadvertently released by animal rights activists.

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Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i... by noduerme on Friday April 04, 2025 @07:26PM (#43588801)
Oops. I got mixed up. I was thinking of the virus designed to cure cancer in "I Am Legend."
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