Category Archives: RGBaV

Virus and Veins

Posted on October 20, 2014 by gymnosperm

Whether Ebola infects the blood tube walls directly or causes an immune response that damages them, one of the advanced symptoms is leakage of blood from the tubes or vessels. We know even less about the red blotch virus that … Continue reading →

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Stigma, The Scarlet Letter, and The Red Blotch

Posted on September 21, 2014 by gymnosperm

In the highly competitive business of marketing wine, consumer perception is everything and nobody wants to admit their vineyards have problems. This fear has slowed research into the habits of a virus now known to cause Red Blotch Disease. It is not such … Continue reading →

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GRBaV, The Highway Hypothesis

Posted on September 7, 2014 by gymnosperm

On our highways fossil energy propels nearly incessant rivers of iron and plastic machines at velocities approaching one hundred feet per second. These machines produce billowing vortices of dust, microbes, micronutrients, and exhaust chemicals in the surrounding atmosphere as they … Continue reading →

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