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...that a new virus is unusually deadly, only that it spreads easily - as H1N1 seems to do. It wasn't possible to wait to find out how virulent H1N1 would be before initiating a global response; like a fire department receiving an emergency call, the responsible choice is to snap into action, even if it later turns out to be a contained blaze...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Was the Alarm over Swine Flu Justified? | 5/4/2009 | See Source »

...problem begins with the wily nature of the influenza virus itself. It may be an uncomplicated thing, made up of nothing more than 10 proteins assembled into a genome that's simple even by microbiological standards, but that bare-bones genome is unusually flexible, with snap-in, snap-out gene segments that allow easy mutation and exchange of information with other viruses. That's the reason we need a new flu vaccine every year: by the time one flu season has ended and the next one begins, the virus has changed so much, it can simply shake off last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Swine Flu: Don't Blame the Pig | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

...Jenkins and sophomore Gino Gordon, Harvard’s other two starting running backs, sat out the game.Juniors James Williams and Alex Spisak will return to anchor the offensive line, though with Spisak sitting out most of the game, Harvard ran into some trouble at center.There were several botched snaps, including one that Simpson recovered for a 17-yard loss and another that Ho turned into a touchdown.Winters batted the ball onto the ground in front of Ho in an attempt to prevent the rogue snap from falling behind him, and Ho recovered it and found space in the middle...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Questions Remain After Spring Game | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...34—Another bad snap bounces off Winters hand into the hands of Ho, who decides to run up the middle for a 27-yard touchdown. Former Sports chair and football beat writer Brad Hinshelwood shares witty banter with Matt Luft about you diagram that play. CRIMSON 28, WHITE...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff | Title: LIVE BLOG: Harvard Football Spring Game | 4/25/2009 | See Source »

...40—High snap from Scott Fritz causes big loss, sets up 3rd and 28 situation for White squad...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff | Title: LIVE BLOG: Harvard Football Spring Game | 4/25/2009 | See Source »

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