File this under WTF are they thinking?

[JC5123]

 The U.S. government is sounding the alarm after reports that Dutch scientists have created a highly-contagious and deadly airborne strain of bird flu  that is potentially capable of killing millions, The Independent reported Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/12/20/scientists-spark-fears-by-creating-highly-contagious-airborne-strain-bird-flu/#ixzz1h5gB7EYA

We as a species won't be happy till we wipe ourselves out. 

[fightingquaker13]

Tune in next week when they will recreate smallpox as an STD. WTF indeed. Am I alone when I think killing them all, destroying the records and salting the earth might be a good idea?
FQ13

[Ping]

Sometimes those that are considered brilliant, are in actuality, ignorant men in white lab coats. I wonder how long it will take before this gets out "accidentally"?

[tombogan03884]

Tune in next week when they will recreate smallpox as an STD. WTF indeed. Am I alone when I think killing them all, destroying the records and salting the earth might be a good idea?
FQ13

Yes.
You can't put the Genie back in the bottle.
Like with nukes, once one scientist proves it can be done others can eventually figure it out.
Short of banning all research as "Witchcraft" there is really nothing you can do.

[Pathfinder]

Sometimes those that are considered brilliant, are in actuality, ignorant men in white lab coats. I wonder how long it will take before this gets out "accidentally"?

The best line out of the Jurassic Park movies was mouthed by Malcolm (Jeff Goldbloom) in #1 -

     Your scientists were so busy figuring out if they could, they never stopped to consider if they should.

I like FQ's idea though, worked on Carthage. Or like they said in Aliens, take off and nuke the place from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[Sponsor]

[1Buckshot]

How much would you want to bet that they created this with a Grant from the US. Seems that we give countries money for every thing under the sun as it is.

[JC5123]

How much would you want to bet that they created this with a Grant from the US. Seems that we give countries money for every thing under the sun as it is.

I never even thought about that, but you are probably exactly right. Even if their funding didn't come directly from the U.S. there is probably some U.N. funding in there somewhere, which of course the bulk of which comes from us.

[santahog]

I think this is the first time they didn't blame it on Asia..