3 ms·
I believe they are discussing eradication of the HPV virus, which the article states causes 99.9% of cervical cancer. We do have proof of humanity once before
by jacobkg 9y ago
I believe they are discussing eradication of the HPV virus, which the article states causes 99.9% of cervical cancer.
We do have proof of humanity once before successfully eradicating a virus, namely smallpox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox#Eradication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox#Eradication
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoAn interesting titbit: >In 2017, Canadian scientists recreated an extinct horse pox virus to demonstrate that the smallpox virus can be recreated in a small lab at a cost of about $100,000, by a team of scientists without specialist knowledge. This makes the retention controversy moot since the virus can be easily recreated even if all samples are destroyed. //