Post by thread:[OT]: A pox on mice <-- Effective resistance

> Russell McMahon wrote: > > Researchers have demonstrated, quite by accident, that inserting a single > > gene can turn a minor virus into a deadly killer. > And no doubt they genetically modify the blame once it gets out... > Tony No, no. This is meant to be a non sequitur co-operative thread, not a place to speak truth :-) But, probably yes, Fortunately the one they found entirely by accident was mouse related, turning usually innocuous mousepox into a 100% fatal mouse disease by adding a single human gene that expresses Interleukin-4. IL4 is benign in humans - it helps against disease and allergies. They haven't discovered an equivalent single gene transform applicable to a human disease yet (or not that we've been told). The lowest place on earth was once named for a modern road making material. RM -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

>> The lowest place on earth was once named for a modern road making material. Bluff ????? -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

I thought the lowest place on earth was the Dead Sea in Israel? Josh -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Russell McMahon wrote: > > The lowest place on earth was once named for a modern road making material. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email spam_OUTlistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

And here I thought it was my former manager's office... On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Josh Koffman wrote: > I thought the lowest place on earth was the Dead Sea in Israel? -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email .....listservKILLspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

> Russell McMahon wrote: > > The lowest place on earth was once named for a modern road making material. > I thought the lowest place on earth was the Dead Sea in Israel? > Josh Correct! You win the prize (even though it's probably only the prize of satisfied curiosity :-) Note I said "... was once named ...". The name has changed several times. The Dead Sea was, in Biblical times, known as "Asphaltitas". Whence comes our word Asphalt, quite probably in use in a road near you. . The 'slime pits" mentioned in the Old Testament which were a trap for the unwary were in fact asphalt / thermal areas. The destruction of Sodom is thought to have been effected by volcanic upheaval and subsidence. Precise location unknown for sure but some believe it is at the bottom of the southern end of the present lake. Russell McMahon -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listservKILLspammitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body