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Experts Weigh in on Bird Flu Research

(PBS NewsHour) Earlier this month, the scientists who altered the H5N1 virus to create a more contagious strain that’s transmissible between ferrets, agreed to a temporary moratorium, due to safety concerns. That decision has, if anything, intensified the debate. What began as a question on whether scientific journals should publish the complete research has grown  Read More »

Virus in one controversial H5N1 study wasn’t lethal

(CIDRAP News) – Breaking a prolonged silence, the author of one of two controversial studies dealing with mutant H5N1 viruses said today that the virus his team created went airborne to spread among ferrets, but it didn’t kill them.

Researchers show how viruses evolve, and in some cases, become deadly

(National Science Foundation) Researchers at Michigan State University have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Science.

Newly engineered highly transmissible H5N1 strain ignites controversy about balancing scientific discovery and public safety

(American College of Physicians) Below is information about two articles being published early online www.annals.org, the Annals of Internal Medicine website. The information is not intended to substitute for the full articles as sources of information. Full text will be posted at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26. Annals of Internal Medicine attribution is required  Read More »

Farmers’ concerns over new livestock illness

(BBC News) “We have had everything since 1996; BSE, swine fever, foot and mouth – twice and bluetongue. We have been through it… but we’ve done a lot to keep things right and I think farms have improved enormously,” he said. His farm still has hygiene practices …

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