A ‘Stupidity’ Virus Has Been Discovered - http://www.msn.com/en-us...
Nov 11, 2014
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"A virus known to attack green algae in lakes and rivers can also infect human brains -- and it’s making dummies out of us. The virus, called ATCV-1, can impair cognitive activity, learning and memory, essentially making a person who has the virus less intelligent, researchers in the U.S. have found. Scientists said this is the first time the virus has been observed in people."
- Steve C, Team Marina
“This is a striking example showing that the ‘innocuous’ microorganisms we carry can affect behavior and cognition,” Robert Yolken, a virologist at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Maryland, who led the original study, told the Independent. All people have physiological differences “encoded in the set of genes each inherits from parents, yet some of these differences are fueled by the various microorganisms we harbor and the way they interact with our genes,” Yolken said.
- Steve C, Team Marina
This might explain the results of the recent election.
- April Russo (FForever!)
Nope. Low voter turnout. Plenty of smart people just stayed home.
- MoTO Boychick Devil
Turns out you can catch stupid. Which is at the heart of the current European model explaining the US :-P
- Eivind
Ugh, I might have this
- Amit Patel
I have a special homeopathic probiotic that can fix you right up. People who previously couldn't tie their shoes are now vying for nobel prizes. It's a real miracle.
- Todd Hoff
But can you fix stupid?
- Mary B: #TeamMonique