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13 Sep 2009 10:52

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World: So now we know a little about how swine flu came to be

  • two strains of the flu in a single pig mutated together and turned into the supervirus that is swine flu source

27 Jun 2009 10:55

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Culture: Michael Jackson’s autopsy: Inconclusive. Wait for toxicology.

  • Another 4-to-6 weeks (at least) of lack of clarity. The autopsy of Michael Jackson, who was reported to have been injected with narcotic painkillers shortly before his death, has proven inconclusive. That means, yes, weeks of speculation of 24-hour news channels await us until we possibly learn the truth about what happened. Unless, you know, the toxicology reports also come up inconclusive. In which case, we’re screwed. source