Here in the Netherlands, the TU Delft have "teleported" information over a distance of 3 metres, using quantum entanglement with qubits in diamond.
In the next experiment, they will try 1300 metres.


Brief description: [URL]http://www.tudelft.nl/en/current/latest-news/article/detail/beam-me-up-data/[/URL]

Full paper (behind a paywall): [URL]http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2014/05/28/science.1253512[/URL]

Some simplified pictures and videoclips are available here:
[URL]http://hansonlab.tudelft.nl/teleportation/[/URL]

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Don't look at me - I didn't write the headline.

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[B]Scientists condemn 'crazy, dangerous' creation of deadly airborne flu virus[/B]

[QUOTE]Scientists have created a life-threatening virus that closely resembles the 1918 Spanish flu strain that killed an estimated 50m people in an experiment labelled as "crazy" by opponents.
US researchers said the experiments were crucial for understanding the public health risk posed by viruses currently circulating in wild birds, but critics condemned the studies as dangerous and called on funders to stop the work.
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison used a technique called reverse genetics to build the virus from fragments of wild bird flu strains. They then mutated the virus to make it airborne to spread more easily from one animal to another.
"The work they are doing is absolutely crazy. The whole thing is exceedingly dangerous," said Lord May, the former president of the Royal Society and one time chief science adviser to the UK government. "Yes, there is a danger, but it's not arising form the viruses out there in the animals, it's arising from the labs of grossly ambitious people."[/QUOTE]Press article: [URL]http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/11/crazy-dangerous-creation-deadly-airborne-flu-virus[/URL]

I think that the most important part is missed here. The article can be condensed in a single phrase:
[QUOTE]Follow-up experiments showed that the 2009 swine flu vaccine and the anti-viral drug tamiflu should be effective against the virus.[URL="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/11/crazy-dangerous-creation-deadly-airborne-flu-virus"][/URL][/QUOTE]

Well, that is the idea! Create some panic following some common flu. Lots of money invested (read: stolen) to create a drug which is good for nothing. Its effectiveness is still disputed, but many agree that is placebo, or even worse, as the placebo doesn't have adverse effects. But the new drug is cheap to produce, so huge quantities were produced and partially sold for lots of money. People get clever and don't buy the drug anymore. Then, invest more money to create a virus which fits to the drug you have. Convince people to buy your (non movable) drug stocks. Profit!

Who owns the tamiflu? :smile:

[QUOTE=LaurV;375648]

Who owns the tamiflu? :smile:[/QUOTE]

Donald Rumsfeld
[URL="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/04/27/725102/-Tamiflu-Rumsfeld-and-Cheney"]http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/04/27/725102/-Tamiflu-Rumsfeld-and-Cheney[/URL]

Another miscreant that keeps pillaging.

That was a rhetorical question, you needn't to answer it. But the link is interesting, nonetheless. Thanks.:smile:

[QUOTE=kladner;372528]I believe that the single most effective way to address the problem of resistant bacteria is to stop the reckless use of antibiotics in livestock feed for non-infected animals. This is one of the huge drivers of the development of resistant strains.

Of course, at this point, curtailing frivolous use may well be closing the barn door when the horse is miles down the road.[/QUOTE]
This coming week, the Netherlands is hosting an international conference in the The Hague to try and address the problems of antibiotic resistance.

Conference website: [URL]http://www.conferenceamr2014.com/[/URL]

I am glad that some body is trying to address the problem. For everyone's sake, I hope for great success in the endeavor.

[url]http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jun/17/studying-pippa-middleton-bottom-improbable-research[/url]

We definitely need to get to the bottom of this.