New Virus Jumps From Monkeys To Lab Workers 160
sciencehabit writes "It started with a single monkey coming down with pneumonia at the California National Primate Research Center in Davis. Within weeks, 19 monkeys were dead and three humans were sick. Now, a new report confirms that the Davis outbreak was the first known case of an adenovirus jumping from monkeys to humans. The upside: the virus may one day be harnessed as a tool for gene therapy."
Little known fact (Score:1, Funny)
I heard it was the Umbrella division at the CNPRC where this initially happened.
Re:Oh what could possibly go wrong. (Score:4, Funny)
Except when the answer to that questions is "zombies."
Re:Death may be here soon... (Score:4, Funny)
Somehow, I'm forced to suggest an alternative.
The fact that they're releasing Rise of The Planet of the Apes [imdb.com] in a couple of weeks seems apropos here. :-P
Planet of the Apes is already here, look at all the monkeys and baboons in Congress.
Re:Death may be here soon... (Score:0, Funny)