The Clue to Next Year's Flu Strain Could Be Inside You

Influenza, commonly known as the "flu," is an extremely contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A or B viruses. Flu appears most frequently in winter and early spring. The flu virus attacks the body by spreading through the upper and/or lower respiratory tract.

Influenza viruses evolve rapidly, making it hard to develop protective vaccines against them. Despite a great deal of effort, scientists have found it difficult to forecast which way the virus’ evolution would take it. But now, thanks to some well-preserved snot, that may be getting easier.

This week, a look a discovering flu strains.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." -  Abraham Maslow (American psychologist, 1908 - 1970)

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A brief history of the Kwik Lok Closure

A bread clip is a device used to hold plastic bags closed, such as the ones in which sliced bread is commonly packaged. They are also commonly called bread tags, bread climps, bread tabs, bread ties, bread ribbons or bread-bag clips.

Call them what you will, they end up at the back of a drawer in our kitchen, hardly ever re-used, collecting dust until they are recycled. But enough about my hoarding habits.

This week a look at the Kwik Lok Closure.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am." - Giuseppe Marc'Antonio Baretti (Italian literary critic, poet, writer, translator, linguist and author, 1719 - 1789)

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