Everything_PN1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO kill_VVI everybody_PN1 It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR past_JJ midnight_NNT1 in_II Russia_NP1 on_II September_NPM1 26_MC ,_, 1983_MC ,_, and_CC the_AT Cold_JJ War_NN1 was_VBDZ at_II its_APPGE coldest_JJT &hellip;_... and_CC warriest_JJT ._. 
A_AT1 recent_JJ transgression_NN1 by_II Soviet_JJ military_JJ forces_NN2 had_VHD left_VVN U.S.-Soviet_JJ relations_NN2 more_RGR tense_JJ than_CSN a_AT1 Sammy_NP1 Hagar/David_NP1 Lee_NP1 Roth_NP1 threesome_NN1 --_NN1 that_REX41 is_REX42 to_REX43 say_REX44 ,_, somebody_PN1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG a_AT1 dick_NN1 in_II the_AT eye_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT "_" transgression_NN1 ,_, "_" in_II this_DD1 case_NN1 ,_, consisted_VVD of_IO Soviet_JJ fighter_NN1 jets_NN2 blowing_VVG a_AT1 Korean_JJ Air_NN1 Lines_NN2 passenger_NN1 plane_NN1 straight_RR out_II21 of_II22 the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC hundred_NNO sixty-nine_MC people_NN died_VVD in_II this_DD1 incident_NN1 ,_, including_II one_MC1 Larry_NP1 McDonald_NP1 ,_, United_NP1 States_NP1 Congressman_NN1 ._. 
Considering_CS21 that_CS22 we_PPIS2 're_VBR talking_VVG about_II the_AT height_NN1 of_IO the_AT Cold_JJ War_NN1 here_RL --_JJ where_CS a_AT1 windblown_JJ fart_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN reason_NN1 enough_RR to_TO nuke_VVI a_AT1 continent_NN1 --_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ a_AT1 pretty_RG big_JJ "_" incident_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT fighter_NN1 pilot_NN1 's_GE justification_NN1 for_IF exploding_VVG a_AT1 small_JJ town_NN1 's_GE worth_NN1 of_IO people_NN flying_VVG in_II the_AT danger_NN1 equivalent_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 giant_JJ retarded_JJ duck_NN ?_? 
The_AT plane_NN1 maintained_VVD radio_NN1 silence_NN1 when_CS hailed_VVN ._. 
Some_DD might_VM call_VVI that_CST a_AT1 "_" holy_JJ fuck-ton_NNU1 of_IO overreaction_NN1 "_" just_RR for_IF getting_VVG the_AT cold_JJ shoulder_NN1 from_II a_AT1 commercial_JJ airliner_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY must_VM keep_VVI in_II mind_NN1 that_CST Russia_NP1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 highly_RR volatile_JJ place_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 kinds_NN2 of_IO overreactions_NN2 were_VBDR probably_RR common_JJ in_II the_AT USSR_NP1 ,_, leaving_VVG hot-blooded_JJ young_JJ Russian_JJ males_NN2 so_RG high-strung_JJ that_CST ,_, upon_II receiving_VVG the_AT cold_JJ shoulder_NN1 from_II anything_PN1 --_JJ even_JJ girlfriends_NN2 --_NN1 a_AT1 reasonable_JJ knee-jerk_JJ response_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO immediately_RR fire_VVI high-yield_JJ explosives_NN2 at_II the_AT offending_JJ woman_NN1 until_CS she_PPHS1 plummeted_VVD from_II the_AT sky_NN1 in_II flames_NN2 &hellip;_... probably_RR ._. 
On_II31 top_II32 of_II33 all_DB this_DD1 preexisting_JJ tension_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 NATO_NP1 exercise_NN1 was_VBDZ under_RR21 way_RR22 in_II Europe_NP1 ._. 
Operation_NN1 Able_JJ Archer_NP1 had_VHD temporarily_RR raised_VVN NATO_NP1 nuclear_JJ alert_JJ levels_NN2 in_II preparation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 simulated_JJ nuclear_JJ war_NN1 ._. 
To_TO help_VVI put_VVI the_AT sheer_JJ ,_, palpable_JJ levels_NN2 of_IO death_NN1 in_II the_AT air_NN1 in_II more_RGR relatable_JJ terms_NN2 ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 use_VVI us_PPIO2 a_AT1 down-home_JJ analogy_NN1 :_: Let_VM21 's_VM22 say_VVI you_PPY and_CC your_APPGE neighbor_NN1 do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI along_RP ._. 
Never_RR have_VH0 ,_, never_RR will_VM ._. 
Such_DA is_VBZ life_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB one_MC1 fine_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, your_APPGE wife_NN1 wanders_VVZ onto_II the_AT neighbor_NN1 's_GE sidewalk_NN1 ,_, whereupon_CS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ immediately_RR hit_VVN with_IW a_AT1 hand_NN1 grenade_NN1 by_II said_JJ neighbor_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS then_RT runs_VVZ up_RP and_CC down_RP the_AT border_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE two_MC lawns_NN2 screaming_VVG obscenities_NN2 and_CC insisting_VVG that_CST you_PPY "_" do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI the_AT balls_NN2 "_" to_TO do_VDI anything_PN1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Also_RR ,_, you_PPY happen_VV0 to_TO have_VHI been_VBN outside_II this_DD1 entire_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, conveniently_RR polishing_VVG your_APPGE collection_NN1 of_IO machetes_NN2 and_CC dynamite_NN1 ._. 
Pretty_RG much_RR everybody_PN1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO die_VVI here_RL --_JJ it_PPH1 's_VBZ practically_RR destiny_NN1 ._. 
And_CC so_RR was_VBDZ the_AT mood_NN1 when_CS Lt._NNB Col._NNB Stanislav_NP1 Petrov_NP1 took_VVD charge_NN1 of_IO Serpukhov-15_MC ,_, a_AT1 Soviet_JJ satellite_NN1 station_NN1 monitoring_VVG the_AT skies_NN2 for_IF signs_NN2 of_IO nuclear_JJ attack_NN1 ._. 
Petrov_NP1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_TO cover_VVI the_AT night_NNT1 shift_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 coworker_NN1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ there_RL when_CS a_AT1 blip_NN1 suddenly_RR appeared_VVD and_CC the_AT klaxons_NN2 sounded_VVD ._. 
The_AT long-distance_JJ radar_NN1 was_VBDZ picking_VVG up_RP a_AT1 nuclear_JJ missile_NN1 launch_NN1 from_II America_NP1 ,_, targeting_VVG Moscow_NP1 ._. 
While_CS his_APPGE fellow_JJ officers_NN2 most_RGT likely_JJ shit_NN1 themselves_PPX2 with_IW fear_NN1 and_CC began_VVD slapping_VVG at_II nuclear_JJ launch_NN1 buttons_NN2 like_II a_AT1 bunch_NN1 of_IO epileptic_JJ seamstresses_NN2 ,_, Petrov_NP1 calmly_RR deduced_VVN that_CST the_AT missile_NN1 was_VBDZ likely_RR a_AT1 computer_NN1 glitch_NN1 ._. 
And_CC luckily_RR the_AT right_JJ man_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II charge_NN1 ._. 
Petrov_NP1 literally_RR wrote_VVD the_AT book_NN1 on_II pants-wettingly_RR terrifying_VVG near_II apocalypses_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ actually_RR the_AT author_NN1 of_IO the_AT manual_NN1 dictating_VVG Russian_JJ military_JJ response_NN1 in_II the_AT event_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 perceived_JJ nuclear_JJ attack_NN1 ._. 
So_RR ,_, being_VBG a_AT1 key_JJ member_NN1 in_II the_AT development_NN1 of_IO the_AT early-warning_JJ system_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 happened_VVD to_TO know_VVI firsthand_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 relatively_RR new_JJ ,_, untested_JJ ,_, and_CC inherently_RR flawed_JJ system_NN1 ,_, little_RR better_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 bunch_NN1 of_IO bells_NN2 duct-taped_NN1 together_RL and_CC shot_VVD into_II space_NN1 to_TO ring_VVI if_CSW something_PN1 hit_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ system_NN1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Petrov_NP1 's_GE duty_NN1 to_TO warn_VVI the_AT government_NN1 of_IO whatever_DDQV missile_NN1 attacks_VVZ it_PPH1 registered_VVD ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 could_VM retaliate_VVI before_CS they_PPHS2 inevitably_RR died_VVD ._. 
Because_CS that_DD1 was_VBDZ all_DB one_PN1 could_VM do_VDI in_II the_AT event_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 full-blown_JJ nuclear_JJ attack_NN1 :_: Not_XX protect_VV0 yourself_PPX1 ,_, not_XX surrender_NN1 ,_, not_XX evacuate_JJ --_NN1 just_RR make_VV0 sure_JJ that_CST whoever_PNQV fucks_VVZ you_PPY gets_VVZ a_AT1 good_JJ solid_JJ boning_NN1 in_II return_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ called_VVN Mutually_RR Assured_JJ Destruction_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ thing_NN1 left_VVD to_TO do_VDI except_CS cry_NN1 in_II Petrov_NP1 's_GE situation_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 held_VVD fast_RR ._. 
"_" Why_RRQ would_VM the_AT Americans_NN2 launch_VVI only_RR one_MC1 missile_NN1 ,_, "_" Petrov_NP1 reasoned_VVD ,_, "_" doing_VDG comparatively_RR little_JJ damage_NN1 ,_, but_CCB provoking_VVG a_AT1 full-scale_JJ counterattack_NN1 from_II the_AT Russians_NN2 ?_? "_" 
If_CS the_AT perceived_JJ attack_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 glitch_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 launched_VVD missiles_NN2 in_II response_NN1 ,_, the_AT Americans_NN2 would_VM launch_VVI their_APPGE response_NN1 for_IF real_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT resulting_JJ nuclear_JJ holocaust_NN1 would_VM kill_VVI millions_NNO2 on_II both_DB2 sides_NN2 ._. 
Petrov_NP1 called_VVD a_AT1 halt_NN1 to_II the_AT Mutually_RR Assured_JJ Destruction_NN1 and_CC waited_VVD ._. 
Seated_VVN next_II21 to_II22 his_APPGE enormous_JJ ,_, steel-clad_JJ balls_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 stuck_VVD by_II his_APPGE instincts_NN2 and_CC waited_VVD --_NN1 waited_VVD to_TO see_VVI if_CSW everyone_PN1 and_CC everything_PN1 he_PPHS1 loved_VVD was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO be_VBI turned_VVN to_II ash_NN1 by_II virtue_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE hunch_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT it_PPH1 got_VVD worse_RRR !_! 
Short_NP1 of_IO getting_VVG sudden_JJ ,_, massive_JJ ,_, incurable_JJ rectal_JJ cancer_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 could_VM this_DD1 situation_NN1 get_VVI any_DD worse_JJR ,_, you_PPY ask_VV0 ?_? 
The_AT man_NN1 is_VBZ already_RR waiting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 nuclear_JJ missile_NN1 to_TO strike_VVI ,_, gambling_VVG his_APPGE human_JJ instincts_NN2 against_II the_AT cold_JJ unerring_JJ judgment_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 computer_NN1 with_IW the_AT life_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE entire_JJ country_NN1 on_II the_AT line_NN1 --_NN1 how_RGQ much_DA1 worse_JJR could_VM it_PPH1 possibly_RR get_VVI ?_? !_! 
And_CC as_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, it_PPH1 all_DB starts_VVZ very_RG small_JJ ,_, and_CC with_IW only_RR the_AT best_JJT of_IO intentions_NN2 :_: Researchers_NN2 at_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO California_NP1 have_VH0 recently_RR developed_VVN nanomites_NN2 equipped_VVN with_IW small_JJ doses_NN2 of_IO chemotherapy_NN1 drugs_NN2 ._. 
These_DD2 simple_JJ nanobots_NN2 actively_RR target_VV0 cancer_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ attempting_VVG to_TO spread_VVI ,_, and_CC then_RT attach_VVI to_II a_AT1 protein_NN1 found_VVN on_II cancerous_JJ blood_NN1 vessels_NN2 that_CST supplies_VVZ tumors_NN2 with_IW their_APPGE oxygen_NN1 and_CC other_JJ nutrients_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 then_RT inject_VV0 their_APPGE payload_NN1 of_IO drugs_NN2 into_II the_AT vessels_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ causes_VVZ them_PPHO2 to_TO deny_VVI the_AT tumors_NN2 sustenance_NN1 ,_, thus_RR preventing_VVG the_AT cancer_NN1 from_II metastasizing_VVG and_CC spreading_VVG to_II other_JJ organs_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ really_RR what_DDQ kills_VVZ most_DAT cancer_NN1 patients_NN2 ._. 
The_AT drugs_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX eliminate_VVI the_AT tumor_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 just_RR contain_VV0 the_AT cancer_NN1 and_CC starve_VV0 it_PPH1 until_CS somebody_PN1 can_VM come_VVI along_RP and_CC kill_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
To_TO put_VVI it_PPH1 more_RGR succinctly_RR :_: They_PPHS2 function_VV0 like_II a_AT1 million_NNO tiny_JJ Auschwitzes_NN2 &hellip;_... inside_RL your_APPGE blood_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 development_NN1 is_VBZ important_JJ because_CS the_AT cancer_NN1 drug_NN1 used_VVD --_JJ doxorubicin_NN1 --_NN1 is_VBZ also_RR a_AT1 highly_RR toxic_JJ poison_NN1 ,_, one_PN1 that_CST causes_VVZ fatal_JJ heart_NN1 attacks_NN2 in_II a_AT1 significant_JJ portion_NN1 of_IO the_AT people_NN it_PPH1 's_VBZ administered_VVN to_II ._. 
But_CCB the_AT nanobots_NN2 are_VBR able_JK to_TO administer_VVI the_AT drug_NN1 so_RG precisely_RR that_CST the_AT amount_NN1 needed_VVN for_IF treatment_NN1 is_VBZ drastically_RR reduced_VVN ,_, and_CC the_AT side_NN1 effects_NN2 are_VBR almost_RR nonexistent_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 technology_NN1 that_CST could_VM save_VVI your_APPGE life_NN1 one_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 damn_RG good_JJ reason_NN1 to_TO have_VHI these_DD2 things_NN2 inside_II your_APPGE blood_NN1 and_CC be_VBI quite_RG happy_JJ about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Just_RR try_VV0 to_TO avoid_VVI thinking_VVG about_II the_AT submolecular_JJ genocide_NN1 raging_VVG inside_II your_APPGE veins_NN2 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX mention_VVI the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST the_AT poisonous_JJ robots_NN2 living_VVG inside_II your_APPGE blood_NN1 are_VBR the_AT only_JJ thing_NN1 keeping_VVG you_PPY alive_JJ ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR you_PPY ._. 
(_( There_EX are_VBR nice_JJ ,_, padded_JJ places_NN2 the_AT police_NN2 tend_VV0 to_TO bring_VVI you_PPY to_II if_CSW you_PPY say_VV0 things_NN2 like_II that_DD1 out_RP loud_RR ._. )_) 
Oh_UH ,_, and_CC definitely_RR do_VD0 n't_XX dwell_VVI on_II the_AT somewhat_RR worrying_JJ prospect_NN1 that_CST if_CS too_RG many_DA2 of_IO these_DD2 nanomachines_NN2 were_VBDR introduced_VVN into_II your_APPGE body_NN1 ,_, just_RR waiting_VVG for_IF the_AT cue_NN1 to_TO activate_VVI ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI basically_RR walking_VVG around_II pre-murdered_NN1 ,_, just_RR waiting_VVG for_IF somebody_PN1 to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 whack_NN1 at_II the_AT robot-filled_JJ poison_NN1 pinata_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ your_APPGE body_NN1 ._. 
So_CS21 that_CS22 Auschwitz-in-the-blood_NP1 analogy_NN1 from_II earlier_JJR still_RR holds_VVZ true_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_CST this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR the_AT one_PN1 in_II the_AT showers_NN2 ._. 
Historical_JJ Tradeoffs_NN2 That_CST May_VM Not_XX Have_VHI Been_VBN Worth_II It_NN1 Indians_NN2 swapping_VVG Manhattan_NP1 for_IF beads_NN2 The_AT Chinese_NN1 allowing_VVG British_JJ occupation_NN1 in_II exchange_NN1 for_IF opium_NN1 trade_NN1 Curing_VVG cancer_NN1 by_II injecting_VVG poisonous_JJ robots_NN2 But_CCB hey_UH ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX start_VVI getting_VVG freaked_VVN out_RP yet_RR !_! 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX even_RR the_AT part_NN1 intended_VVD to_TO scare_VVI you_PPY ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR an_AT1 example_NN1 of_IO some_DD of_IO the_AT wonderful_JJ things_NN2 that_CST nanotechnology_NN1 can_VM do_VDI for_IF you_PPY (_( in_II this_DD1 case_NN1 ,_, injectable_JJ anticancer_NN1 Nazi_JJ robots_NN2 )_) ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ very_RG unlikely_JJ that_CST the_AT burgeoning_JJ field_NN1 of_IO nanobiotechnology_NN1 will_VM be_VBI reserved_VVN solely_RR for_IF medical_JJ uses_NN2 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 pretty_JJ standard_NN1 ,_, preestablished_VVD pattern_NN1 of_IO dissemination_NN1 in_II place_NN1 for_IF new_JJ technology_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 first_RR22 ,_, new_JJ tech_NN1 is_VBZ always_RR reserved_VVN for_IF serious_JJ uses_NN2 ,_, but_CCB before_II long_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG commonplace_JJ that_CST you_PPY have_VH0 it_PPH1 everywhere_RL ._. 
Take_VV0 the_AT internet_NN1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 :_: It_PPH1 was_VBDZ exclusively_RR a_AT1 military_JJ network_NN1 just_RR over_RG forty_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, and_CC now_RT half_DB the_AT line_NN1 at_II Starbucks_NP1 is_VBZ tapping_VVG into_II said_JJ former_DA military_JJ network_NN1 to_TO check_VVI out_RP grammatically_RR impaired_JJ cats_NN2 while_CS waiting_VVG for_IF their_APPGE Grande_FW Frappucino_NP1 ._. 
So_RR sure_JJ ,_, nanobiotech_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR for_IF cancer_NN1 treatment_NN1 now_RT ,_, but_CCB maybe_RR tomorrow_RT it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 flu_NN1 vaccine_NN1 and_CC maybe_RR a_AT1 week_NNT1 from_II now_RT it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 pain_NN1 reliever_VV0 ,_, or_CC a_AT1 subdermal_JJ sunblock_NN1 ,_, or_CC maintenance-free_JJ contact_NN1 lenses_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ that_DD1 commonplace_JJ ,_, then_RT why_RRQ not_XX go_VVI further_RRR ?_? 
Why_RRQ not_XX a_AT1 customizable_JJ ,_, morphing_VVG tattoo_NN1 ?_? 
Or_CC a_AT1 permanent_JJ cell_NN1 phone_NN1 in_II your_APPGE ear_NN1 ?_? 
How_RRQ about_II a_AT1 remote_JJ control_NN1 installed_VVN in_II your_APPGE brain_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT potential_JJ uses_NN2 are_VBR tempting_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT appeal_NN1 is_VBZ easy_JJ to_TO see_VVI ._. 
We_PPIS2 've_VH0 established_VVN that_CST it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI inside_RL everybody_PN1 eventually_RR ._. 
Then_RT what_DDQ ?_? 
Even_RR supposing_CS21 that_CS22 nobody_PN1 abuses_VVZ the_AT technology_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE very_JJ nature_NN1 makes_VVZ even_RR the_AT most_RGT benevolent_JJ intent_NN1 potentially_RR lethal_JJ ._. 
Take_VV0 the_AT respirocytes_NN2 proposed_VVN by_II nanoexpert_NN1 Robert_NP1 Freita_NP1 :_: They_PPHS2 're_VBR a_AT1 harmless_JJ application_NN1 ,_, just_RR a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO artificial_JJ red_JJ blood_NN1 cell_NN1 that_CST pumps_NN2 oxygen_NN1 more_RGR efficiently_RR and_CC more_RGR stably_RR than_CSN the_AT natural_JJ equivalent_JJ --_NN1 236_MC times_NNT2 more_RRR efficiently_RR ,_, to_TO be_VBI precise_JJ ._. 
Because_II21 of_II22 this_DD1 dramatically_RR heightened_JJ performance_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 would_VM be_VBI invaluable_JJ in_II treating_VVG disorders_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 anemia_NN1 and_CC asthma_NN1 ,_, or_CC simply_RR to_TO oxygenate_VVI the_AT blood_NN1 for_IF better_JJR endurance_NN1 and_CC performance_NN1 in_II sporting_NN1 events_NN2 ._. 
In_II other_JJ words_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR blood-borne_JJ nerd_NN1 fixers_NN2 ._. 
And_CC remember_VV0 ,_, those_DD2 are_VBR mild_JJ cases_NN2 ._. 
In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 schizophrenia_NN1 ,_, severe_JJ cases_NN2 manifest_VV0 side_NN1 effects_NN2 like_II blindness_NN1 ,_, cerebral_JJ palsy_NN1 ,_, severely_RR diminished_VVN coordination_NN1 ,_, and_CC even_RR death_NN1 ._. 
Toxoplasma_NN1 infections_NN2 are_VBR mostly_RR kept_VVN in_II check_NN1 by_II our_APPGE immune_JJ systems_NN2 ,_, so_RG severe_JJ cases_NN2 are_VBR rare_JJ ._. 
But_CCB then_RT ,_, there_EX are_VBR any_DD number_NN1 of_IO reasons_NN2 why_RRQ our_APPGE immune_JJ systems_NN2 might_VM not_XX be_VBI up_RP to_TO snuff_VVI ,_, from_II the_AT serious_JJ --_NN1 such_II21 as_II22 AIDS_NN1 or_CC chemotherapy_NN1 --_NN1 to_II something_PN1 as_RG mundane_JJ as_CSA the_AT flu_NN1 ._. 
With_IW half_DB of_IO the_AT population_NN1 already_RR harboring_VVG gondii_NN2 parasites_NN2 ,_, any_DD immune-suppressing_JJ assistance_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, and_CC gondii_NN2 could_VM start_VVI wiping_VVG us_PPIO2 all_DB out_RP ._. 
But_CCB as_RG terrible_JJ as_CSA the_AT severe_JJ cases_NN2 can_VM be_VBI ,_, we_PPIS2 're_VBR still_RR alive_JJ ._. 
If_CS we_PPIS2 catch_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II time_NNT1 ,_, it_PPH1 might_VM not_XX be_VBI an_AT1 apocalyptic-level_JJ event_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 superstrains_NN2 were_VBDR engineered_VVN ._. 
But_CCB keep_VV0 in_II mind_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 takes_VVZ only_RR one_MC1 mutation_NN1 for_IF the_AT host_NN1 roles_NN2 to_TO change_VVI ._. 
If_CS that_DD1 happens_VVZ ,_, we_PPIS2 could_VM very_RG well_RR become_VVI the_AT rats_NN2 ,_, gestating_VVG the_AT parasite_NN1 until_CS it_PPH1 decides_VVZ it_PPH1 's_VBZ time_NNT1 to_TO move_VVI on_RP to_II something_PN1 better_RRR ._. 
So_RR maybe_RR tomorrow_RT 's_VBZ the_AT day_NNT1 you_PPY wake_VV0 up_RP loving_VVG the_AT distinct_JJ musk_NN1 of_IO lion_NN1 piss_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ some_DD lion_NN1 's_GE turn_NN1 to_TO get_VVI uncontrollably_RR horny_JJ and_CC schizo_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX outright_RR dismiss_VVI the_AT likelihood_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO mutation_NN1 ,_, either_RR ._. 
Consider_VV0 that_CST with_IW military_JJ funding_NN1 and_CC advances_VVZ in_II modern_JJ science_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 snap_JJ to_TO modify_VVI a_AT1 few_DA2 strands_NN2 of_IO DNA_NN1 and_CC let_VV0 a_AT1 modified_JJ gondii_NN2 loose_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 sure_JJ would_VM make_VVI the_AT army_NN1 's_GE job_NN1 a_RR21@ lot_RR22 easier_RRR ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, if_CS all_DB of_IO their_APPGE enemies_NN2 inexplicably_RR began_VVD loving_VVG the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO recently_RR plucked_VVN hand_NN1 grenades_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB hey_UH ,_, guys_NN2 ,_, look_VV0 at_II the_AT bright_JJ side_NN1 :_: If_CS there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 death_NN1 wish_VV0 --_JJ inspiring_JJ parasite_NN1 living_VVG in_II all_DB of_IO our_APPGE brains_NN2 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 it_PPH1 's_VBZ paying_VVG the_AT rent_NN1 in_II skanks_NN2 ._. 
So_RG far_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 've_VH0 talked_VVN about_II how_RRQ biotechnology_NN1 has_VHZ not_XX only_RR elevated_VVN the_AT threat_NN1 level_NN1 of_IO the_AT viruses_NN2 themselves_PPX2 ,_, but_CCB also_RR ,_, through_II our_APPGE extensive_JJ use_NN1 of_IO agricultural_JJ biotechnology_NN1 ,_, created_VVD a_AT1 mass_JJ contaminate_JJ pool_NN1 larger_JJR than_CSN any_DD in_II the_AT history_NN1 of_IO the_AT human_JJ race_NN1 ;_; we_PPIS2 all_DB drink_VV0 from_II the_AT same_DA watering_NN1 hole_NN1 (_( technically_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 milk_NN1 hole_NN1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ just_RR pornographic_JJ )_) ,_, so_RR let_VM21 's_VM22 move_VVI on_RP from_II the_AT general_JJ dangers_NN2 and_CC really_RR home_RL in_II on_II sweet_JJ ,_, sweet_JJ genocide_NN1 :_: In_II August_NPM1 2000_MC ,_, a_AT1 bacterium_NN1 named_VVN Klebsiella_NP1 pneumoniae_NN2 (_( that_DD1 's_VBZ right_JJ ,_, in_II the_AT same_DA genus_NN1 as_CSA that_DD1 other_JJ world-destroying_JJ bacteria_NN2 )_) was_VBDZ discovered_VVN in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 University_NN1 's_GE Tisch_NN1 Hospital_NN1 ._. 
Dr._NNB Roger_NP1 Wetherbee_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 physician_NN1 there_RL ,_, describes_VVZ it_PPH1 most_RGT succinctly_RR in_II this_DD1 excerpt_NN1 from_II a_AT1 New_JJ Yorker_NP1 article_NN1 :_: "_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ literally_RR resistant_JJ to_II every_AT1 meaningful_JJ antibiotic_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 had_VHD ._. "_" 
The_AT microbe_NN1 was_VBDZ sensitive_JJ only_RR to_II a_AT1 drug_NN1 called_VVN colistin_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN developed_VVN decades_NNT2 earlier_RRR and_CC largely_RR abandoned_VVN as_II a_AT1 systemic_JJ treatment_NN1 ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 can_VM severely_RR damage_VVI the_AT kidneys_NN2 ._. 
"_" So_CS we_PPIS2 had_VHD this_DD1 report_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II it_PPH1 and_CC said_VVD to_II myself_PPX1 ,_, 'My_JJ God_NP1 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ an_AT1 organism_NN1 that_CST basically_RR we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX treat_VVI ._. '_" "_" 
