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Bad news about BC's H5N1 case -- (link)

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Nov 16 '24, 13:31

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https://bsky.app/profile/scottehensley.bsky.social/post/3lb36uy5a7k25 (bsky.app)

The preliminary sequence from the H5N1 human case in British Columbia has been posted and it is not good news. The virus potentially has a quasispecies at HA residue 226 (H3 numbering). This is bad news because we know that mutations at residue 226 can increase binding to human receptors. 1/
— Hensley Lab (@scottehensley.bsky.social) 2024-11-16T15:19:32.430Z

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the Conservaties will save us by ignoring the sick people -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 16, 14:42
I'm not going out, ever. Send dark chocolate, oj and salmon. -- nm - mud Nov 16, 13:42 2
- This sounds like a very messed up Chopped challenge -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 14:43
- chocolate crops are being wiped out by a blight, orange groves by climate change, salmon is mostly farmed and full of parasites -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 14:19

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