Monday, January 30, 2006

The Big Bird Flu

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Study Strengthens Link between Virus and Weight Gain: "New study results bolster the controversial hypothesis that certain cases of obesity are contagious. Over the last 20 years, some research has suggested that certain strains of human and avian adenoviruses--responsible for ailments ranging from the chest colds to pink eye--actually make individuals build up more fat cells."

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