Anti-viral meme
Ok, so Log Base 2 has been in hibernation lately. So what has reactivated this blog? Anti-viral tissues, that's what! At the drugstore today, I saw a box of Kleenex Anti-Viral tissues . Yikes, I thought: Kleenex impregnated with Tamiflu ! Well, to be honest I can't tell for sure ... Here's how the manufacturers of Kleenex describe their product: "Only KLEENEX® Anti-Viral* Tissue has a moisture-activated middle layer that is scientifically proven to kill cold and flu viruses.* When moisture from a runny nose, cough or sneeze comes in contact with KLEENEX® Anti-Viral* Tissue's special middle layer, cold and flu viruses are trapped and killed." Their footnote clarifies: "* In the tissue within 15 minutes. Virucidal against: Rhinoviruses Type 1A and 2 (rhinoviruses are the leading cause of the common cold); Influenza A and Influenza B (causes of the flu); Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV, the leading cause of lower respiratory infection in children)." In...