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inventorspot.com - 11/12/2008

Scientists to Evolve Viruses to Death

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Evolution, by the very meaning of the word, is generally thought to be a process that slowly unfolds over time, without outside interference. But now scientists from Rice University are trying to force certain viruses to evolve erratically, in an attempt to kill them. The technique is ...

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telegraph.co.uk - 11/17/2008

Nov 24 could be 'Black Monday' for computer viruses

— telegraph.co.uk — An internet security company has warned that next Monday could be the worst day of the year... for computer attacks. (more) Nov 24 could be 'Black Monday' for computer viruses

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Rice University Scientists Aim to Evolve Viruses Out of Existence
The UberReview — ... forced to mutate at an unsustainable rate, thereby effectively destroying the virus. In the words of Rice bio-engineer Michael Deem: If the mutation, recombination or horizontal gene transfer rates are too high, the system delocalizes and gets spread all over sequence space The idea was first conceived five years ago, and should it prove practical, would provide a good last line of defense against human viruses. [Rice University via Inventorspot] Image: [IFPMA.org] Related posts Cough ...