Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Martian virus identified by HK researchers. An epidemiology newsletter reports that researchers have isolated the virus responsible for the SARS martian flu: A team from the Prince of Wales Hospital and Chinese University of Hong Kong have identified the virus that has caused the recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome worldwide, confirming that the current anti-viral treatment applied to patients has been the right choice. Identifying the virus as a member of the Paramyxoviridae family, Professor John Tam of the department of microbiology of the Chinese University said it was detected by electron microscopy. The finding, announced late last night, was further confirmed by a molecular technique that revealed the nucleic acid sequence of the virus. Link Discuss [Boing Boing Blog] That was fast - More info here 6:49:24 AM    comment []