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kleinbl00 · 3911 days ago · link · · parent · post: List yer favorite "Great Books" Hubski.

I read The Hot Zone when it was new. Totally blew my mind. If you haven't seen And the Band Played On you should. they're spiritual brothers.

Interestingly enough I just read about Henrietta Lacks this morning, and how her kids are now on the ethics board that determines who gets to use the cell line. Added.

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c_hawkthorne · 3895 days ago · link ·

Ebola outbreak in Africa. It has reached the capital of Guinea, and possibly spread to Seirra Leone.

news.yahoo.com/ebola-epidemic-spreads-guineas-capital-173304833.html

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