tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004592252895499792.post4491988391820690109..comments2024-03-15T03:05:36.948-07:00Comments on eScienceCommons: Ebola's backstory: How germs jump specieseScienceCommonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07669694248203452186noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004592252895499792.post-36682740740904192382014-10-25T16:31:53.352-07:002014-10-25T16:31:53.352-07:00As long as we insist on defining success in terms ...As long as we insist on defining success in terms of economic growth, we face the risk of sporadic outbreaks of exotic diseases like Ebola and Marburg. It is only a matter of time before one of them causes a catastrophic pandemic.<br /><br />We can do better than this. We simply must do so. The ultimate consequences are just too horrific to contemplate.<br /><br />In any event, the future of our species is in our hands ... if indeed we are to have much of a future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012415797927626690noreply@blogger.com