Isn't it bubonic ironic?

Ugh. It's official. I'm sick.
Which is awful, but at least it's not Bubonic Plague - which recently reared it's 'extinct' ass in LA. Now we dug up the 1918 Spanish Influenza victims in 2005 to 'resurrect' the virus:

Using lung tissue from long-dead victims, researchers hoping to prevent another flu pandemic said they have reconstructed one of history's deadliest pathogens - the 1918 Spanish flu virus.

The Spanish flu began as a virus in birds before jumping to humans and killing an estimated 20 million to 50 million people worldwide. Determining why it was so lethal and how it spread could help scientists blunt the threat posed by the avian flu in Asia and future variations. Full Story

Hold on, the Coincidence Fairy just knocked. Ostensibly this expedition was for research purposes lockstepped with Bird Flu fears. So digging up a virulent killer just seems like a - what am I searching for? Colossally stupid idea. Yeah that works. While the 1918 pandemic quickly hopped from birds to their victims, Bird Flu does not.

Fortunately so far, the H5N1 virus seems to only reluctantly infect people. Almost all cases of confirmed infection can be traced to close contact with birds, Stanford

Chances of aiding us? Well, 1 year later = Zero results. Chances of not being weaponized at Fort Detrick? I'd venture it's about the same chances as us discovering the source of that US military-milled weapons grade Anthrax that scared the living hell out of everyone 4 years ago.

Now I know I've missed a ton of news, so bear with the attempt at a recap tomorrow.