Word: speciesism
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In recorded history, no disease has jumped the species barrier to infect humans, caused an epidemic and then never threatened us again--not without the discovery of a vaccine or cure to curtail the microbe. Some diseases, such as chicken pox, gradually become endemic to man and eventually result, if...
408 Species that could be extinct by 2050 if global-warming trends continue
After the initial climatic shock-it helps to remove as much clothing as you decently can-you find yourself surrounded by giant trees with twisted roots, rubber plants sprouting bell-shaped flowers, raffia palms, orchids and periwinkles. As you pass a large tortoise hovering under a fern and shriek at...
In recorded history, no disease has jumped the species barrier to infect humans, caused an epidemic, and then never threatened us again?not without the discovery of a vaccine or cure to curtail the microbe. Some diseases, such as chicken pox, gradually become endemic to man, eventually resulting, if we...
When he brought those samples back to Hong Kong, a frightening picture started to emerge. Not only was he again finding the SARS coronavirus in a host of rodent species?in addition to the civet cat, he also detected the virus in hog badgers, Eurasian badgers, raccoon badgers and ferret...