SARS graph: cases vs. mortality
The longer the epidemic goes on, the better survival rates seem to get:
Precautionary Tales
Life is a contact sport.
If you don't play, you can't win. Reining in experimentation carries the risk of not making life-enhancing breakthroughs.
This site is mostly a look at the dangers of the precautionary principle, and unfounded panics, through science and health news stories.
This site is maintained by Rob Lyons.
Thursday, April 03, 2003
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