Monthly Archives: May 2009

9 Influenza Puzzles

Posted by David Bradley on May 3, 2009 Comments Off

A research paper published last year aimed to address 9 puzzling things about influenza: Why is influenza seasonal and ubiquitous, where does the virus hide between epidemics? Why are the epidemics so fast to spread? Why do they end so …

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Reactive Chemistry Interviews

Posted by David Bradley on May 1, 2009 Comments Off

Issue #73 Egon Willighagen Egon Willighagen is one of the new breed of chemists who are using the information tools of our age—the blogs, wikis, and online social media—to further their chemistry and benefit the wider chemical community.More… #71 Andrew …

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Six Tips to Avoid Flu and Preserve Tamiflu Supplies

Posted by David Bradley on May 1, 2009 1 comment

We can all do our bit in times of media hype and scare-mongering to avoid reading about doom and gloom, but there are also some sensible precautions to take to avoid the spread of disease, regardless of whether it’s swine …

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