I’ve never hidden the fact that I’m a fan of the seamy side of life. Much of my fiction takes places in bars, brothels, dives and dens of thieves. Gangsters, hookers, pirates, killers and strippers populate the worlds of my imagination. So, in honor of the low brow I am giving you, my faithful readers,

Doctor Tipster is running a story about a Dutch researcher who created a super-flu virus, right out of a horror movie.  They followed up with an article debating not only whether the research should take place, but whether the research should be published.  The reasons not to publish are obvious.  Nobody wants Dr. No copying