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Thinking like a virus. (Owning the Future).

Publication: Technology Review (Cambridge, Mass.)
Publication Date: 01-JUL-03 		Format: Online - approximately 842 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Thinking like a virus. (Owning the Future).(The success of a global research network in identifying the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS pathogen )

Article Excerpt
Why did it take less than two weeks to find the mutant coronavirus responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, while it took the better part of three years to find HIV? There are many reasons--including better technology and a less elusive viral target--but don't discount the unprecedented level of worldwide communication among SARS researchers.

The success of a global research network in identifying the pathogen is an example of the huge payoff that can result when researchers put aside visions of patents and glory for their individual laboratories and let their work behave more like, well, a virus. After all, the hallmark of an opportunistic virus like the one that causes SARS is its ability to spread quickly. Those mounting a response need...

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