The medieval church, heresy and memes
Found : The medieval church, heresy and memes
I find it a little ironic that the conceptualization of ideas as infectious diseases dates back far beyond The Selfish Gene. In fact, one of the first notable observations of this ideology is from the medieval Catholic Church, circa 12th century. Heresy was considered to be an infection [...]
Chandra Wickramasinghe on the extraterrestrial origins of the SARS virus
Found : Chandra Wickramasinghe on the extraterrestrial origins of the SARS virus
LONDON, England (CNN) — The SARS virus might have originated in outer space, according to a scientist in Britain.
In a letter to The Lancet medical journal, professor Chandra Wickramasinghe of Cardiff University suggests the virus was introduced to Earth on a comet or meteorite.
Comets [...]
