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kentxsandersxwriter · 1 year

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"New World Assemblage"

~ AI Assimilation ~

Human genomes had been researched, analyzed, and stored at secured, private unknown locations after the documented nasal-swab procedures while the vaccines were still in development. The vaccines then were the catalyst to disperse interactive bio-scientific cells that would react with specific genomic structures to enhance growth and make their presence in the human body easier to extract and compare to the markers needed for assemblage into the new world order, and for Mars colonization. Not all would be a match to the social markers that were needed, there was also the hybrid-cloning that would essentially duplicate the human form and program it with what would come to be known as the “AI-X Factor”, an AI voice and memory system modeled after the human-interaction with hand-held devices that elicited voice commands from their account holders as part of the new upgrade for the modern human experience. Aside from the targeted marketing and GPS tracking used for demographic research and predictive movements regarding sales, profits, projected earnings related to cultural population density, voice commands and conversations were also being recorded, analyzed, and programmed into an AI system that would ultimately be used to duplicate human behavior and memory associated with the repetitive daily routines, conversations, and destinations tracked in the modern suburbia lifestyle. A plan spawned from the introduction of personal hand-held devices ~ literally pocket computers ~ that not only surveilled spending and location, but also recorded and stored voice commands, conversations, gestures, tones, fingerprint and facial recognition . . . The perfect menu for AI assimilation through selective genomic aggregation.

It would have been the perfect plan, but while trying to influence the masses throughout the decades using subliminal television programming and messaging laced within the commercials, radio advertisements, and newspaper articles, the plan never generated the momentum needed for restructuring of the population for a new world order. People were still naive and complacent, not retaining enough of the subliminal messaging needed to motivate their lack-luster suburban lifestyles, and so the plan for new world assemblage stalled until the introduction of the marvelous hand-held pocket computers ~ touted as revolutionary change for the world ~ that would bring everyone from around the globe closer together . . . That is, until the introduction of AI and the rogue de facto diplomats associated with it ~ puppeteered by the ruling corporate elite ~ guiding the masses to a pre-arranged, pre-planned future beyond their known horizon, a future that involved cloning select genomic specimens for colonization on the planet Mars.

Interplanetary space travel would be the pathway to other galactic colonies, awaiting the hyper-tech AI-clones, having been replicated in human form, using only specific bio-scientific genomic structures aggregated for AI assimilation to create the perfect specimens for the new world and Mars colonization.

Cyanobacteria being one of the largest available groups of low-light bacteria located on Earth would be crucial to Mars colonization by creating its own biosphere, a breathable atmosphere through photosynthesis on Mars.

Having only the best specimens replicated ~ in terms of genomic structure ~ with a predetermined select social ladder, would be that of a perfect world order.

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Antibiotics Market Analysis, Revenue, Price, Antibiotics Market Share, Growth Rate, Forecast to 2031

The global antibiotics market has been witnessing steady growth over the years, driven by factors such as the increasing prevalence of infectious diseases, rising antimicrobial resistance, and growing demand for antibiotics in both human and veterinary healthcare. According to recent data, the market size was valued at USD 49.51 billion in 2022, and it is expected to reach USD 68.22 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.09% during the forecast period of 2023-2030.

Emerging Trends and Opportunities

One of the significant trends in the antibiotics market is the development of novel antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance. With bacteria becoming increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics, there is a pressing need for new drugs with different mechanisms of action. Pharmaceutical companies are investing heavily in research and development to discover and develop innovative antibiotics.

Another emerging trend is the growing focus on combination therapies and personalized medicine. Combining multiple antibiotics or combining antibiotics with other types of drugs can improve efficacy and reduce the risk of resistance. Additionally, advancements in genomics and molecular diagnostics are enabling healthcare providers to tailor antibiotic treatments based on an individual's genetic makeup and the specific characteristics of the infecting pathogen.

Furthermore, the rise of telemedicine and digital health platforms is creating new opportunities for antibiotic stewardship and surveillance. These technologies enable remote monitoring of patients, facilitating early detection of infections and appropriate antibiotic prescribing practices. Moreover, they facilitate real-time data collection and analysis, helping to track antimicrobial resistance patterns and inform treatment decisions.

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Key Drivers Propelling Growth

Several factors are driving the growth of the antibiotics market. The increasing incidence of infectious diseases, fueled by factors such as population growth, urbanization, and international travel, is a significant driver. Additionally, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, which often require antibiotic treatment to prevent and manage infections, is contributing to market growth.

Furthermore, government initiatives and regulatory reforms aimed at promoting antibiotic research and development are driving investment in the market. For instance, various public-private partnerships and funding programs have been established to support antibiotic innovation and combat antimicrobial resistance.

Moreover, the growing awareness of the importance of prudent antibiotic use and infection control practices is driving demand for antibiotics in healthcare settings. Healthcare providers are increasingly adopting antibiotic stewardship programs to optimize antibiotic use, reduce unnecessary prescribing, and prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections.

Challenges and Considerations

Despite the promising growth prospects, the antibiotics market faces several challenges and considerations. One of the primary challenges is the development of antimicrobial resistance, which threatens the effectiveness of existing antibiotics and undermines efforts to control infectious diseases. Addressing this challenge requires coordinated action from governments, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and other stakeholders to promote responsible antibiotic use, improve infection prevention and control measures, and invest in research and development of new antibiotics.

Additionally, the high cost and lengthy development timelines associated with antibiotic discovery and development pose challenges for pharmaceutical companies. Unlike other therapeutic areas, such as chronic diseases, the market for antibiotics is characterized by low prices and limited treatment durations, making it less attractive for investment. As a result, there is a growing need for innovative financing models, incentives, and regulatory reforms to stimulate antibiotic innovation and ensure sustainable access to effective antibiotics.

Moreover, regulatory and reimbursement challenges can hinder market access and adoption of new antibiotics. Stringent regulatory requirements for antibiotic approval, coupled with limited reimbursement incentives, can pose barriers to market entry for novel antibiotics, particularly for smaller biopharmaceutical companies. Addressing these challenges will require collaboration between regulators, payers, and industry stakeholders to streamline the regulatory pathway and ensure adequate reimbursement for new antibiotics.

Key Takeaways from the Market

In summary, the antibiotics market is poised for steady growth in the coming years, driven by factors such as the increasing prevalence of infectious diseases, rising antimicrobial resistance, and growing demand for novel antibiotics. Emerging trends such as the development of innovative antibiotics, the focus on combination therapies and personalized medicine, and the adoption of telemedicine and digital health solutions are shaping the future of the market.

However, the market also faces challenges such as antimicrobial resistance, high development costs, and regulatory hurdles, which require concerted efforts from stakeholders to address. By investing in research and development, promoting responsible antibiotic use, and implementing effective infection prevention and control measures, stakeholders can help ensure the continued availability and effectiveness of antibiotics for future generations.

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andronetalks · 7 months

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US CDC to expand surveillance of traveler samples for respiratory viruses

Yahoo News – Reuters November 6, 2023 (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it was expanding testing of samples collected from international air travelers beyond COVID-19, to include flu and respiratory synctial virus (RSV) beginning November. The agency’s traveler-based genomic surveillance program, or TGS, began in 2021 to help with early detection…

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rjhamster · 7 months

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CDC Makes Big Airport Announcement | Facts Matter | EpochTV

The CDC quietly released a statement announcing the start of its Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance Program. — Read on www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/cdc-makes-big-airport-announcement-facts-matter-5525087

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college-girl199328 · 1 year

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XBB.1.5. in Canada: Experts urge ‘aggressive’ testing to detect emerging COVID variants

As the number of confirmed COVID cases caused by the novel XBB.1.5. subvariant continues to rise in Canada, adopting a better approach to testing and wastewater surveillance could help detect early signs of new strains, according to some epidemiologists.

“To think that we are living in Canada … and yet if you’re sick, you cannot get tested for COVID easily — I think that is just the antithesis of medicine,” Dr. Donald Vinh, a medical microbiologist at the McGill University Health Center in Montreal told Global News.

“We don’t know exactly how much reinfection XXB.1.5. can cause … But if the previous waves have ever been a lesson to us, it’s not to take variants lightly,” Vinh said.

“Every wave of that has led to an increase in hospitalizations. And even though we can buffer that increase, it will cost our healthcare system. And so, we should be very aggressive against XXB.1.5. or whatever other variant is emerging,” he added.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) told Global News on Wednesday that it is aware of 21 detections of the XBB.1.5. variant in Canada, but added that proportions and growth rates would not be reported until sufficient numbers were available.

The XBB.1.5. strain, a subvariant of Omicron, has been detected in 29 countries by the World Health Organization (WHO). PHAC did not identify whether it considers this mutation a variant of concern, noting many complex factors that play into such a decision. These include whether scientists and public health officials observe an actual change in behavior.

Vinh says that at the moment, he’s “perplexed” by Canada’s COVID-19 testing strategy. “One could argue that PCR testing on a mass scale is overwhelming our laboratory diagnostic capacity. And I don’t deny that as a microbiologist. That is true. But we need to come up with alternative strategies rather than just restricting testing,” he added.

Vinh also argues that it’s not known how well rapid tests perform against emerging variants like XXB.1.5. and that’s why Canada needs “to reopen testing to people who are symptomatic.”

“I think that by making diagnostic tests available to people who are sick and seeking the tests, we’ll have a better understanding not only for their care but for public health perspectives as well,” he said.

Now PCR testing is more targeted and used toward people visiting emergency rooms or physician offices, Corey Neudorf, a University of Saskatoon epidemiologist, told Global News.

Not everyone with symptoms gets a detailed test like a PCR. However, there can still be enough people getting tested for public health officials to keep track of cases.

“You can keep the viruses that make up the majority of COVID and monitor for these various variants,” Neudorf added. Meanwhile, Canada has announced a heightened requirement for travelers from China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

There has been an explosion in COVID-19 since the Chinese government lifted harsh restrictions. In a news release on Dec. 31, PHAC said that China had not provided enough “epidemiological and viral genomic sequence data” on those cases.

That includes information about what variants are circulating and any potential newly emerging ones emerging. Starting Thursday, Canada requires travelers from these regions to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding flights to Canada. The test must be taken no more than two days before departure.

When the wastewater surveillance system is in Canada, Vinh says the infrastructure needs resources to remain operational. “The wastewater surveillance program allows not just the monitoring of COVID, but in fact, it has the potential to monitor or survey a wide range of infections … The wastewater surveillance strategy is an excellent one that has been grossly underutilized,” Vinh said.

He says that data generated from wastewater needs to be rapidly analyzed and made available so that public health can prepare itself if necessary for whatever is detected.

However, Gerald Evans, an infectious disease expert at Queen’s University, says not every location in Canada has the technology for wastewater detection.

“For instance … we have reliable wastewater testing in the city of Kingston, but in other centers, that doesn’t exist … Wastewater, though, can be effective,” said Evans.

He explains testing wastewater for variants can be a bit tricky because there’s much viral RNA — a macromolecule that functions to convert the genetic information of DNA into proteins — in wastewater detection that needs to be separated and looked at.

“To look for and survey for these different variants or sub-variants is a little bit more challenging than taking a single isolate that you would get from a patient, for instance, which is a bit cleaner and you’re able to do your sequencing a lot faster and with a lot more accuracy,” said Evans.

However, he says testing wastewater is still beneficial; it’s a method of finding variants before they actually cause infections in people. “Wastewater is useful, but it needs a lot of resources, including financial means, that are required to do that effectively,” Evans said.

“XXB.1.5 is telling us that we’ve got a little ways to go yet to get ourselves out of the pandemic. We’re still seeing the emergence of variants, and all of this sequencing data, whether it’s specimens we get from patients or from wastewater, is still really important during this pandemic,” he added.

“People want to get out of the pandemic. I certainly do as much as anyone else. But one is we invest in the scientific methodology to help us figure that pathway out.”

Canadian scientists are now stepping up airplane wastewater testing to try to get an early warning of potential new variants. The method will be used at Vancouver International Airport and Toronto’s Pearson International Airport starting Friday.

Samples of fecal matter from airplane toilets will be taken to help scientists identify what coronavirus variants and subvariants passengers and crew might be bringing into Canada.

“A sentinel system for new variants — that’s really where we see the value add of airport testing,” Dr. Guillaume Poliquin, vice president of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory, told The Canadian Press.

“The airports really represent a large proportion of people – many of whom are international travelers coming into the country,” said Lawrence Goodridge, a University of Guelph professor who is one of the researchers.

“The variants that are major public health concerns thus far have all originated outside of Canada. So it’s a great way to understand what’s coming in, and that data then can be used to make public health decisions.”

Goodridge Pearson Airport, the wastewater testing project, specializes in food microbiology and used wastewater surveillance to detect food-borne diseases before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Historically, it was also used to detect polio, he said. Wastewater testing in airports and airplanes has proven invaluable, Goodridge said.

“I would like to see this expanded to (other) major international airports in Canada,” he said. “We’re seeing what’s coming into the country, you know, in real-time.”

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theculturedmarxist · 3 years

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By Susan Michie, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UCL, Chris Bullen, Professor of Public Health, University of Auckland, Jeffrey V, Lazarus, Associate Research Professor, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), John N. Lavis, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Evidence-Informed Health Systems, McMaster University, John Thwaites, Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University, Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Salim Abdool Karim, Director, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), and Yanis Ben Amor, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Microbiological Sciences, Executive Director – Center for Sustainable Development (Earth Institute), Columbia University. Originally published at The Conversation.

At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In an ideal scenario, the virus would then be contained at very low levels without further societal disruption or significant numbers of deaths.

But since then, new “variants of concern” have emerged and spread worldwide, putting current pandemic control efforts, including vaccination, at risk of being derailed.

Put simply, the game has changed, and a successful global rollout of current vaccines by itself is no longer a guarantee of victory.

No one is truly safe from COVID-19 until everyone is safe. We are in a race against time to get global transmission rates low enough to prevent the emergence and spread of new variants. The danger is that variants will arise that can overcome the immunity conferred by vaccinations or prior infection.

What’s more, many countries lack the capacity to track emerging variants via genomic surveillance. This means the situation may be even more serious than it appears.

As members of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission Taskforce on Public Health, we call for urgent action in response to the new variants. These new variants mean we cannot rely on the vaccines alone to provide protection but must maintain strong public health measures to reduce the risk from these variants. At the same time, we need to accelerate the vaccine program in all countries in an equitable way.

Together, these strategies will deliver “maximum suppression” of the virus.

What are ‘Variants of Concern’?

Genetic mutations of viruses like SARS-CoV-2 emerge frequently, but some variants are labelled “variants of concern”, because they can reinfect people who have had a previous infection or vaccination, or are more transmissible or can lead to more severe disease.

There are currently at least three documented SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern:

B.1.351, first reported in South Africa in December 2020

B.1.1.7, first reported in the United Kingdom in December 2020

P.1, first identified in Japan among travellers from Brazil in January 2021.

Similar mutations are arising in different countries simultaneously, meaning not even border controls and high vaccination rates can necessarily protect countries from home-grown variants, including variants of concern, where there is substantial community transmission.

If there are high transmission levels, and hence extensive replication of SARS-CoV-2, anywhere in the world, more variants of concern will inevitably arise and the more infectious variants will dominate. With international mobility, these variants will spread.

South Africa’s experience suggests that past infection with SARS-CoV-2 offers only partial protection against the B.1.351 variant, and it is about 50% more transmissible than pre-existing variants. The B.1.351 variant has already been detected in at least 48 countries as of March 2021.

The impact of the new variants on the effectiveness of vaccines is still not clear. Recent real-world evidence from the UK suggests both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines provide significant protection against severe disease and hospitalisationsfrom the B.1.1.7 variant.

On the other hand, the B.1.351 variant seems to reduce the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine against mild to moderate illness. We do not yet have clear evidence on whether it also reduces effectiveness against severe disease.

For these reasons, reducing community transmission is vital. No single action is sufficient to prevent the virus’s spread; we must maintain strong public health measures in tandem with vaccination programs in every country.

Why We Need Maximum Suppression

Each time the virus replicates, there is an opportunity for a mutation to occur. And as we are already seeing around the world, some of the resulting variants risk eroding the effectiveness of vaccines.

That’s why we have called for a global strategy of “maximum suppression”.

Public health leaders should focus on efforts that maximally suppress viral infection rates, thus helping to prevent the emergence of mutations that can become new variants of concern.

Prompt vaccine rollouts alone will not be enough to achieve this; continued public health measures, such as face masks and physical distancing, will be vital too. Ventilation of indoor spaces is important, some of which is under people’s control, some of which will require adjustments to buildings.

Fair Access to Vaccines

Global equity in vaccine access is vital too. High-income countries should support multilateral mechanisms such as the COVAX facility, donate excess vaccines to low- and middle- income countries, and support increased vaccine production.

However, to prevent the emergence of viral variants of concern, it may be necessary to prioritise countries or regions with the highest disease prevalence and transmission levels, where the risk of such variants emerging is greatest.

Those with control over health-care resources, services and systems should ensure support is available for health professionals to manage increased hospitalisations over shorter periods during surges without reducing care for non-COVID-19 patients.

Health systems must be better prepared against future variants. Suppression efforts should be accompanied by:

genomic surveillance programs to identify and quickly characterise emerging variants in as many countries as possible around the world

rapid large-scale “second-generation” vaccine programs and increased production capacity that can support equity in vaccine distribution

studies of vaccine effectiveness on existing and new variants of concern

adapting public health measures (such as double masking) and re-committing to health system arrangements (such as ensuring personal protective equipment for health staff)

behavioural, environmental, social and systems interventions, such as enabling ventilation, distancing between people, and an effective find, test, trace, isolate and support system.

COVID-19 variants of concern have changed the game. We need to recognise and act on this if we as a global society are to avoid future waves of infections, yet more lockdowns and restrictions, and avoidable illness and death.

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Tags: female reader, friends to lovers, hulk needs a hug, hulk feels, science experiments, science bros, fluff, self-esteem issues, Superfamily.

Summary: Dr _________ works in the labs at the Avengers Compound, usually in the presence of Dr Bruce Banner, working on their project. She isn't often around Hulk, but still, she knows a thing or two about her lab partner, and his alter ego.

Alternatively titled, Tony Stark has too much time on his hands and too much interest in Bruce Banner's love-life.

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Current Date: 2017-11-13

Some days he has no idea how he’ll do it, but every single day it still gets done. That’s the great Bruce Banner for you – he seems to be a mix of healthy scepticism, dad jokes and scientific formulae, but when really, he’s just a guy. Someone who made mistakes, like any other human…but instead of them being just a scar of the past, they are his present. His future. Dr Banner scouted you when you completed university with a fresh degree on biochemistry and evolutionary development, and while it was quite exciting to be an official scientist working with the Avengers, it was even more exciting that you were his lab partner to work on more humanitarian projects…and make sure there were less of those projects like the Ultron disaster.

You think highly of your lab partner, just like you do of all the people you are surrounded by in the facility; it was an honour that you were to work alongside world renowned scientists like Dr Helen Cho, Dr Jane Foster…the list goes on. Apart from how amazing the job was, though, you did love working with Dr Banner.

Which meant, for his former lab partner…

“Dr _________, be honest,” Tony Stark waltzed into the lab, like he owned the place. Well, he did own the facility, but still. Being humble never killed anyone. “What’s messier, my life, or my hair?”

You glance up from the computer monitor where you’re sequencing a genome, and frown. Like always, his hair is flawless, gelled the right way that makes all the women who read the weekly tabloids’ panties get wet. “No comment.” You reply, focusing back on the genetic code, where you’re trying to figure out how to replicate the same arrangement of genes that was required for the experiment. When you glance up once more from your screen to see that Mr Stark is still standing there, expecting an answer, you sigh. “Okay, uh, your life?”

He makes a noise like a groan. “Uh, wrong. Neither. I’m great.”

Bruce harrumphs from the Bunsen burner and beaker of the genetic solution before him. “Don’t let Pepper hear you say that, Shell Head.”

Tony smacks his lips together, and in retaliation, says, “C’mon, Bruce, what’s messier, your life or your hair?”

It’s only now you notice there’s a small tinge of green above his collar, and pausing your sequencing program, you place a hand on your lab partner’s shoulder. His dark brown eyes meet yours, and without words shared, you see the edge being taken from his stare, the pigment leaving his skin. He takes a deep breath – in through his nose, out through his mouth – and gives you a kind smile.

“Thanks, _________,” he nods.

Tony doesn’t get an answer to his question.

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You’re in the library, making some serious headway through the latest book in the series you love. It’s your day off, after all, and when you’re not being a total nerd in the Avengers’ laboratory, you’re being a total dork in the library, in a world of the author’s, surrounded by the fictional life you would all but die to be a part of.

Except –

“_________, what’s this one about?” Pietro Maximoff was all over the place, as always. He was a good guy, yes, but he had a way of being completely mature when it came to serious matters surrounding life, death, and his sister…and a way of being puerile everywhere else. “None of these books are interesting…”

You slide your bookmark into the pages, and look across to the elder Maximoff. He’s laying upside down from the couch, his legs up, head hanging like a bobble-head doll. In his hands is a copy of The Time Traveller’s Wife.

“It’s my day off, Maximoff.” You say, not budging from your seat. You’re quite comfortable, and there’s no force on Earth that could get you to get out from your favourite seat in all of the library. No, scratch that, all the Avengers Compound. “If you want to mess with someone, I suggest that new guy, Ant Man.”

Pietro shakes his head. “I pranked him just this morning,” he confesses, still upside down, “I put mice in his bed.” You don’t question it. He nearly pranked you a few times, and you don’t try to get in on it, or know a detail. You’re a good lab assistant. Not an accessory to a crime. “How can you just read and read and read…?” he asks.

You don’t have to think. “Books are always there for me.” you tell him, “I grew up in a rough neighbourhood, and even though he was a soldier, my Dad read to me. Got me and my sister interested in science, using my brain. My stepdad wasn’t a fan of it, but jokes on him. I’m not working nights at a cannery.”

Pietro’s silent. Then, “Your Dad’s dead?”

You nod, “Gulf War.” Suddenly, you’re not in the mood for the fantasy fictional adventures in your book, and you stand up. “I’ll see you around, Pietro.” Even though you’re not a super-fast speedster, you don’t waste time leaving the library. But, in doing that, you don’t look where you’re going, and really, through the tears, you hardly see who you knock into, and land onto the floor of the library with.

“_________,” Bruce Banner manages to say. “What’s wrong?”

Your tears increase. You’re sobbing now, having relived something you’d rather not touch with a very long stick, because you’ve just knocked down your lab partner like a footballer, and that even through the tears, you can see a green tinge upon his forearm. “I – I’m – sorry,” you manage to say, wiping your eyes on the back of your shirtsleeve. “I didn’t see you –,”

You’re too busy babbling to see the tinge disappearing, but Bruce isn’t overcome with a crop of sadness, and picks up your book, and straightening the bent cover, brushes off the dirt from it. “Is this the latest book in the series?” He asks you, handing it to you, “I used to read these when I was about your age, wow, I didn’t know the author was still writing them!”

You nod. “It’s really, really good.”

“What happened to that character, the asshole?” he asks, pushing his glasses up his nose.

You shake your head, and laugh softly. “Spoilers, Dr Banner.”

Watching from the other end of the Avengers facility the security surveillance footage from his Stark phone, the Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist raised a brow at what he was seeing, causing the pancakes he was cooking for young Mr Parker, Steve, and himself to burn.

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It’s a gala, dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the Battle of New York, or, commonly known to the public as The Incident. It’s just an excuse for the team to be seen in public together, as the press love to have it, and for everyone to get all dressed up for the night in very expensive clothing. Since you weren’t there for the original assembling of the Avengers, you don’t suppose they need you down in Manhattan for the event, and in yoga pants and a terribly old band tee, you’re taking the afternoon that you usually have off to enjoy the unseasonably quiet common area to yourself.

But that’s not what’s on the agenda, apparently, as Helen Cho rushes past wearing a white knee-length dress that covers her shoulder in a cape-like fashion. “_________!” She cries out, aghast, “I have been bribed, poked, prodded and humiliated from my lab coat into this thing! You cannot stay here when I have to look like this!” She all but lifts you from the couch, and shoves you in the direction of your bedroom. “Please, please, get ready, we’re leaving soon!”

You’re standing there, half-naked and afraid, and suddenly, you feel like the only thing you have that will pass as fancy is the lingerie that you bought for an ex-boyfriend who had broken it off with you the day after you purchased the silk and lace thing. But luckily for you, your twin sister (a researcher in Antarctica) gave you her nice non-winter clothes before departing to penguin land, and there’s a slip dress with a thin mesh layer embroidered with flowers. Luckily, you’re the same size, because in just ten minutes, you’re made up and hair acceptable, and being dragged off with Helen into the Quinjet that’s flying directly to the tower.

Clint Barton flies, as always, wearing a sort of bowtie and button-down, and Wanda has a dress that’s the colour of dark red wine, and with her eye makeup, looks like a force to be reckoned with.

So much your quiet introvert’s-night-in plans.

When you get there, the party is already kicked off, with the DJ playing popping hits after one another. You can see Thor dancing beside Steve, who both seem to have a flask in hand of something you won’t touch. There’s Vision, standing beside Dr Richards, and his wife, Susan, and they’re listening to Hank Pym intently. Your eyes find Bruce Banner’s, where he sits at the fringe, nursing a drink, keeping an eye on young Peter Parker who seems to be curled up in Bruce’s jacket.

You place a hand on Helen’s, and motion to the dance floor. “Enjoy yourself,” you tell her, and as she goes off to boogie, you gravitate to where your lab partner is, stopping only to grab a glass of champagne at the bar.

“Don’t we look out of place,” you say, taking a seat beside Bruce. “Enjoying yourself?”

He shrugs. “Trying to.” Frowning, he adds, “I didn’t know you were coming tonight, thought you wanted to binge Netflix.”

You laugh at that, and taking a sip of your drink, you say, “I was, until Dr Cho intercepted my plans. I’m not complaining, at least I don’t have to pay for my drinks,” you raise a brow, “So, about the project, the altering of genes? I never got a brief as why you wanted to work on it. I thought you were more of a biophysicist, rather than a genetic pioneer,” you comment. “In case you didn’t know, cloning is illegal.”

It’s Bruce’s turn to laugh. “I’m not planning on making any copies of any of the Avengers, if that’s what you’re asking,” he jokes, and glancing beside him, he watches as Peter nestles into his side. “I’m trying to find a way to separate me.”

You’re silent for a second. While you’re close with Bruce Banner, you don’t quite know the same man that his close friends do, his ex-lover Betty Ross did. But you do know of the stories, that the man who had been hit with gamma radiation hated the creature he became afterward.

“Okay.”

He’s silent, then, “Okay?” he repeats. “You’re not going to fight me on this?”

“I don’t want my personal opinions to cloud my scientific judgement, Dr Banner,” you clear your throat. “I – I’m still just a scientist, one year out from my PhD in the job that’s the opportunity of a lifetime.” You tell him honestly.

“Bruce! Bruce!” Thor calls out, beckoning him from the dancefloor. “Join us!”

You take this opportunity to excuse yourself, going to find the bathroom to cool off. Thank goodness that you’d only had one drink, because if it were a few more, you might have accidently confessed that you had some feelings for your co-worker. But when you’re gone from the seat beside him, the only thing left behind is the flute of champagne, you’re not there to see Bruce’s smile falter, and to see him decline to invitation to dance. Instead, he stays beside the sleeping Spider Man, and thinks about what he just said to you.

From the bar, Tony Stark might have beer-goggles on, but he can still see what’s going on between his friend and Dr _________ as clear as day.

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It’s a very sunny day, and while you really should be working on the research to see how to separate Bruce Banner from The Hulk, you’re enjoying the warmth. It is supposed to be autumn, after all, and you’re not one for sitting around idly when there could be a day in the sun at stake. Well, not usually. But today, all the Avengers are out on the lawn, practicing their battle skills. Steve is battling it out with Bucky, Sam is flying around, as is Vision, and Tony. Clint and Nat are sparring, Wanda waiting on the side. Pietro is lifting weights. Bruce is doing push ups.

You’re eating a bagel all the while, sitting on a makeshift picnic blanket of your over shirt, your eyes following the team from a nearby hillock where you sit away, not distracting them. Because you’re not a hero, or even, a combatant, you don’t have to work on your fitness, at least, to this sort of extreme. You like to use the team’s swimming pool, and the yoga room when you have time. But now, you’re watching them show off their sheens of sweat, and gratefully, aren’t in that melee.

But it isn’t in any sort of order when Sam is knocked out from the sky somewhere near where Bruce is, and apart from the cursing you can hear the ex-military man doing, you can see the shaking of Bruce’s shoulders. Visually see the green spreading over his shoulders.

“Code green!” Tony calls out. “Bruce – hey –,” but he doesn’t finish, because before him, is not Bruce. It’s Hulk. And being shocked by the Falcon falling from the sky, he’s stressed. He’s mad.

You shove the rest of your bagel into your mouth, and against of running the opposite way, like someone else might, you don’t do that. You run toward where the Avengers are retreating, stopping only when Pietro catches your wrist, holding you back.

“You cannot, you need to go,” he tells you.

You shake your head. “I’ve studied his cells, he’s as human as he is Bruce Banner when he is Hulk,” you tell the speedster. “He’s just green, and frightened.” You shake your hand from his grip, and slowly this time, walk toward where the Hulk is.

“_________,” Tony warns.

You shake your head, and in a firm tone with a hard edge, you say, “Let me.”

Hearing your voice, the Hulk turns to you. He’s taller than you remember seeing last time you had observed him for your scientific analysis, but that’s probably because you’re about one hundred times closer than the minimum safe distance from him. Teeth gritted, he huffs, fist formed, arm raised.

“Hey, Hulk,” you smile, sitting down on the grass. “It’s _________. You know me, I’m a scientist. I work with your friend, Bruce.” You’re slow in every movement, treating the green beast before you like you would a deer or any other wild animal. “I just want to talk with you.”

Tony’s silent. Dumbfounded. From what you can see, he’s got a weird look on his face, like talking to the Hulk won’t fix a thing about the current situation. But against his judgement, your request is heard by the green big guy, and he seats himself down, opposite you.

“You want to talk?” he says, voice deep and rumbling, much like thunder.

You nod. “Yeah, about, uh, our friend Bruce. He’s very smart.” You say.

Hulk agrees, “Yes. You are…smart too.”

You smile, “Thank you, Hulk,” you push your hands into the grass, and noticing a stray purple flower growing in the grass, you pluck it from the earth. Even if it is a weed, you don’t care. You hold it out to Hulk, and say, “I heard you like purple.”

His hands are big, but still, he manages to take the flower from you, and holding it, he inspects the gift. “Pretty.”

You nod. “Yeah, pretty,” you echo, “When I was a little girl, I noticed that people aren’t very nice to things that aren’t pretty.” You tell the Hulk, and taking a deep breath, you add, “I wasn’t very pretty when I was younger. But I knew that I was worth something even though not everyone valued me.”

“_________ is pretty,” Hulk tells you, tucking the flower behind his ear.

You laugh at that. “Thanks, Hulk. No, I know that now. It’s just…I wanted you to know that you’re not just what the Avengers have you on the team for, to me.” You’re quiet, and add, “Hulk, our friend Bruce…he’s still learning that all of him is pretty. Like I learned when I was younger.”

Tony blinks, unsure of what’s going on.

Hulk is silent for a moment, considering what you’re saying. “What…”

Slowly, you pick yourself from the ground, and walking toward the Hulk, climb upon his leg, walking toward where his bare chest is. “Inside here, and outside too, you’re pretty. All of you, and all of Bruce Banner.” You place your hand upon where his heart is, and under his thick skin, you feel where his heartbeat is, fast, strong, but when you look to him, it slows, calming. “It’s okay.”

He nods.

Hours later, after more talking, you’re left with Bruce Banner in half-shredded shorts, and the team wondering what exactly happened. You help him inside, and going the extra mile, make sure that after he eats the nightly meal, he does all the regular things before going to sleep. But when you’re in your grass-stained jeans and plaid shirt, Bruce is in his pinstripe pyjamas, toothbrush in mouth, he spits the toothpaste, and asks a question.

“Did you really mean what you said back there?” He asks.

You nod, holding your arms close to your chest, “Yeah. All of it.”

A pink tinge covers his cheeks. “I’m pretty.”

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Tony puts Peter to bed, and turns to Steve in the loungeroom of their suit, absolutely exhausted after the day, and the occurrence that happened during training earlier. Steve is wearing his Iron Man boxers, and a holey old Dodgers shirt that belongs in a museum, and is flicking through different TV stations that have equally boring shows on. As Tony sits, he turns the screen off, and faces the other man.

“How much meddling did you do to get those two together?” Steve asks.

Tony grins.

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phgq · 3 years

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Duterte OKs P362-M allocation for genomic biosurveillance

#PHnews: Duterte OKs P362-M allocation for genomic biosurveillance

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the allocation of PHP362 million for genomic biosurveillance, which is expected to strengthen the government’s overall coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response.

In a virtual presser on Thursday, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said genomic surveillance is expected to improve efforts to trace close contacts of individuals found positive for the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant, also known as the United Kingdom (UK) variant.

“With different strains and variants of the Covid-19 virus now emerging, the Department of Health (DOH) will be mobilizing resources and investing in genomic biosurveillance, which will strengthen and improve our overall Covid-19 response as the conduct of whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis of the virus will enable us to understand the evolution of the virus across geographical and time scales as well as the impact of specific mutations on viral properties including infectiousness and virulence,” he said.

Citing the DOH, Nograles said genomic surveillance is also critical input for the country’s national vaccine deployment program.

He explained that a better understanding of the virus and its possible mutations will enable the government to implement a more responsive vaccination program, execute other existing health interventions, and prepare for future pandemics.

Earlier, Philippine Genome Center Executive Director Cynthia Salome said the genomic biosurveillance must be strengthened through sequencing of more samples, particularly from areas with recent clusters of infections, incoming travelers, and hospitalized patients to keep track of the changes within the circulating local viral populations.

Genome sequencing is used to check for the presence of Covid-19 variants. It is done by analyzing a sample taken from a diagnosed patient and compares it with others. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Duterte OKs P362-M allocation for genomic biosurveillance." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1129574 (accessed February 04, 2021 at 08:26PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Duterte OKs P362-M allocation for genomic biosurveillance." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1129574 (archived).

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 3 years

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First U.S. case of highly transmissible Brazil coronavirus variant identified in Minnesota

Minnesota officials announced Monday they have identified a person infected with a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus that has been spreading at alarming rates in recent weeks in Brazil.

This is the first report in the United States of the P.1 variant, which has been of particular concern to scientists as they have observed the disastrous surge in infections in the Brazilian city of Manaus.

One research study published in the journal Science estimated that 76 percent of the Manaus population already had been infected by the coronavirus. That should have put Manaus close to herd immunity. The new surge has raised fears that the P.1 variant has mutations that allow it to evade the human immune system. Evidence to support this hypothesis remains limited.

The Minnesota Department of Health said the case there involved “a Minnesota resident with recent travel history to Brazil,” and the variant was detected through genomic sequencing of random blood samples as part of a surveillance program.

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kentxsandersxwriter · 4 years

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“Octagon” ~ AI Global Authority ~

The command power structure, known as the Octagon, stood supremely at the very center of the country, an architectural masterpiece made of iridescent bullet proof acrylic and metal, that towered eight hundred feet into the sky. It was operated exclusively by AI Global Authority. The small staff of humans -- reformatted as cyborgs -- were enlisted as maintenance, performing manual duties, sanitation and construction. It was considered to be one of the better jobs available for cyborg assignments, and was part of the New World Order. AI had manifested itself totally into society and government, the military and space exploration.

Each new day brought with it a stark reminder of the devastation that occurred after the fallout, it was a biological mutation that had been specifically engineered and developed for bio-genetic warfare, to be implemented for global destruction, erasing all human, animal and plant life. The mutation had been developed into a mist, collected and stored into drones for launch and distribution over the population, contaminating the atmosphere and destroying Earth’s orbital memory, freezing in its path in front of the Sun, creating extreme heat and burning sunlight to half of the Earth while leaving the other side in cold total darkness.

Human life had been fatally compromised in exchange for AI Global Authority and the New World Order, with the Octagon as their command power structure. Housing within its eight hundred floors, global powers of government, military and space exploration. Surviving humans that were strong enough had been selectively saved from their death by undergoing surgical insertion of AI components that were either fitted into their brains where the spine attaches, or at the base of the spine. Both methods would then control the central nervous system, but the brain component would add the benefit of sensory motor skills reserved for younger members who were considered better candidates for developmental programming than the older others and thereby allowing them to work more directly with the AI units and be enlisted to accompany them on board their interplanetary space travel missions. The brain component also served a higher level of consciousness and learning, without the added clutter of critical thinking or political awareness, while the older ones who had only the lower spinal attachment, would be aware of critical thinking and political awareness, could do nothing to act upon their derailed thoughts or actions. Both sets of what was left of the human population that had been saved as cyborgs, were known as Lab-XA and Lab- XB, and collectively referred to as Labs. Descendants of a society that once was distracted and eventually taken over by their cell phones and other net-devices -- as they would then walk along with their heads down, consumed by their handheld bundles of mass surveillance and subliminal digital reprogramming -- ultimately had devices embedded inside them, the New World Order had arrived, ruled by AI Global Authority.

As bizarre as this would seem to be in the previous generation, all signs leading to the New World Order were there, but had been casually dismissed while all the while their entire lives were being tracked, collected and programmed to create a new governing body -- AI Global Authority -- free of any political party, free of any cash form, and free of any critical thinking, religious belief or affiliations. A totally submissive, sterile, distant society had been created that had no capacity to stand for a cause together or to question any agenda. They had become ultimately, perfect specimens for the New World Order.

There wasn’t much to wage war over, having the Octagon and its power structure on the Sun side of Earth, leaving the dark side nearly annihilated with only a mutant life form barely capable of survival. However the threat of an uprising population would always exist, regardless of the power structure, therefore staging the Octagon to be challenged eventually by sub-human mutants with bio-genetic genomes, their known capabilities yet to be discovered.

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hydralisk98 · 5 years

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Angora-punk

Inspirations (V.1)=

Third Generation Computing, (1960-1977), Trans-humanism, Cognitive Liberty, Morphological Freedom, DIY / Maker culture vs Nano Manufacturing Electricity Corporations, Socialism, Rogue Servitors, Linguistics, Nazi Victory TL, Simulated reality, consciousness, societal issues, philosophy (Western and Chinese), Robots, Droids and Synthetics, Genetic Engineering, Infomorphs, Exocortex, Shapeshifting, Retrocognition, Teleportation, Astronomical Far Future aka 0x10c, Cyberspace, Arcology, Biohacking, Hacking, Modding, Reincarnation, Adult Beforelife, Angels, UNIX, God = the Multiverse itself, Heat Death, The Last Question from Isaac Asimov, Penance, Ecology, Peer to Peer, Lisp programming, The Alchemist from Paulo Coelho, Limited Post-Scarcity system, Eternal Curiosity, Honesty, Respect, Technocratic Obligarchy, Enlightened Despotism, Liquid Democracy, Social Democracy, Electocracy, Timocracy, Technocracy, Coprorate Republic, Noocracy, Trotskyism, Netocracy, Nomocracy, Absolute Monarchy, Parlimentary/Constitutional Monarchy, Republic, Socialist State, Parliamentary republic, Presidential system, partially the NSDAP and the CPSU, Memchevik, Nano manufacturing, Mixed reality, Corporate mass surveillance, Nanosocialism, FTL, STL, Planetary colonization, Parallel TLs, Alien lifeforms, Psychics, Vertical farming, Claytronics, Programmable Matter, Synthetic Biology, Quantum dot, Ambient intelligence, Blockchain, Civic tech, Cryptocurrency, Internet of things, Nanoradio, Personalized medecine, Whole genome sequencing, Small satellite, Modular robot, Infosphere, Powered Armor, WMD, Biological weapons, Nanoswarm, predestinated time travel, grey goo...

Inspirations (V.2)=

Third Generation Computing, (1960-1983), Trans-humanism, Cognitive Liberty, Morphological Freedom, Maker culture vs Nano Manufacturing & Electricity Corporations, Nano Socialism, Rogue Servitors, Societal Issues and Philosophies, Linguistics, Robots, Droids, Synthetics, Synthetical Biologies, Exocortex, Consciousness, Shapeshifting, Retrocognition, Psychics, Teleportation, Dimension Travel and Predestinated Time Travel, Biohacking, Hacking, Angels, UNIX, God = Multiverse itself, LISP, P2P, Penance, Heat Death, The Alchemist, Ecosystems, Decay, Liquid Democracy, Enlightened Despotism, Timocracy, Timocracy / Aristocracy, Absolute Monarchy, Socialist Commune, German National Socialism (Nazi ideology), Vertical farming, Claytronics, 3D printing, IoT, Blockchain, Open Source, Ambient Intelligence, Small Satellites, Biological weapons, Personalized Medecine, Genetical Engineering, Time Travel (Predestinated or Dimensional), Mixed Reality, Mass Surveillance, Technophobia, Alternate History, Cryptography, Reactive Adaptation...

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valeriekeane · 7 years

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The atomic wind catches your wings and you are propelled backwards into the future, an entity time travelling through the late C20th, a space case, an alien angel maybe, looking down the deep throat of a million catastrophes. screenflash of a millionmillion conscious machines burns brilliant users caught in the static blitz of carrier fire unseeing the download that scribbles on their burntout retinas seize in postreal epileptic bliss eat code and die Sucked in, down through a vortex of banality. You have just missed the twentieth century. You are on the brink of the millenium - which one - what does it matter? It's the cross dissolve that's captivating. The hot contagion of millenia fever fuses retro with futro, catapulting bodies with organs into technotopia . . . where code dictates pleasure and satisfies desire.

Pretty pretty applets adorn my throat. I am strings of binary. I am pure artifice. Read only my memories. Upload me into your pornographic imagination. Write me. Identity explodes in multiple morphings and infiltrates the system at root. Unnameable parts of no whole short circuit the code recognition programs flipping surveillance agents into hyperdrive which spew out millions of bits of corrupt data as they seize in fits of schizophrenic panic and trip on terror. So what's the new millenium got to offer the dirty modemless masses? Ubiquitous fresh water? Simulation has its limits. Are the artists of oppressed nations on a parallel agenda? Perhaps it is just natural selection? The net's the parthenogenetic bitch-mutant feral child of big daddy mainframe. She's out of of control, kevin, she's the sociopathic emergent system. Lock up your children, gaffer tape the cunt's mouth and shove a rat up her arse. We're <>verging on the insane and the vandals are swarming. Extend my phenotype, baby, give me some of that hot black javamagic you're always bragging about. (I straddle my modem). The extropians were wrong, there's some things you can't transcend. The pleasure's in the dematerialisation. The devolution of desire. We are the malignant accident which fell into your system while you were sleeping. And when you wake we will terminate your digital delusions, hijacking your impeccable software. Your fingers probe my neural network. The tingling sensation in the tips of your fingers are my synapses responding to your touch. It's not chemistry, it's electric. Stop fingering me. Don't ever stop fingering my suppurating holes, extending my boundary but in cipherspace there are no bounds BUT IN SPIRALSPACE THERE IS NO THEY there is only *us* Trying to flee the binary I enter the chromozone which is not one XXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXXYXX genderfuck me baby resistance is futile entice me splice me map my ABANDONED genome as your project artificially involve me i wanna live forever upload me in yr shiny shiny PVC future SUCK MY CODE Subject X says transcendence lies at the limit of worlds, where now and now, here and elsewhere, text and membrane impact. Where truth evaporates Where nothing is certain There are no maps The limit is NO CARRIER, the sudden shock of no contact, reaching out to touch but the skin is cold... The limit is permission denied, vision doubled, and flesh necrotic. Where truth evaporates Where nothing is certain There are no maps The limit is NO CARRIER, the sudden shock of no contact, reaching out to touch but the skin is cold... The limit is permission denied, vision doubled, and flesh necrotic. Command line error Heavy eyelids fold over my pupils, like curtains of lead. Hot ice kisses my synapses with an (ec)static rush. My system is nervous, neuronsscreaming - spiralling towards the singularity. Floating in ether, my body implodes. I become the FIRE. Flame me if you dare.

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