Ebola mutagenicity; Contingency planning

[ryan at mbcf.stjude.org]

In article <m0sDStI-0004d8C at uctmail.uct.ac.za>, ED at molbiol.uct.ac.za ("Ed Rybicki") writes:
> Intelligent questions get intelligent 
> answers; now, despite being Net-literate enough to find your way here, you 
> obviously haven't gone and looked for further edification at either 
> of two sites that offer Ebola info that also offer a tutorial on 
> molecular virology.  This would have informed you about viruses and 
> their replication to the point where you would not have been in any 
> doubt as to what a "negative strand RNA virus" was, or how it 
> replicated, or whether or not it was unusual.  Meaning you 
> would not have to clutter the newsgroup with posts such as the one to 
> which I am replying.
>  
> You want info, again: prove your Net awareness, and go cruising.
> http://www.bocklabs.wisc.edu/ed/ebola.html (just so you won't have to 
> go outside of the US), otherwise:
> http://www.uct.ac.za/microbiology/ebolasho.html for info on the 
> disease, and 
> http://www.uct.ac.za/microbiology/ebolagen.html for replication.
> 

Well put, Ed...   To those looking for answers here: please, PLEASE do just a
little preparatory work before posting. JUST A LITTLE! The sources of
information are available to you. Anyone can formulate an _informed_ question.
Broadsides on the order of "please explain all of virology" are distressing as
well as unanswerable in the context of a few paragraphs. Put in some
effort; I predict you'll be met halfway.

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