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Scientist Could Have Shifted Tack on Bird Flu Study Danger: Experts

(Global Security Newswire) Remarks last month by the top scientist on a Dutch team that produced a more transmissible version of the avian flu virus have prompted specialists and others to ask whether his recent characterizations of the study diverge significantly from his statements on the project last year, the Center for Infectious Disease Research  Read More »

New H5N1 viruses: How to balance risk of escape with benefits of research?

(EurekAlert!) In the controversy surrounding the newly developed strains of avian H5N1 flu viruses, scientists and policy makers are struggling with one question in particular: what level of biosafety is best for studying these potentially lethal strains of …

Lab-engineered bird flu virus may be less deadly than thought — or not

(Washington Post) Osterholm and Relman are on the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, a 23-member committee that advises the federal government on issues involving biological research that can be used for nefarious purposes. In December, the panel asked the …

The risks and benefits of publishing mutant flu studies

(Nature.com) Research describing two mutant strains of H5N1 avian influenza that spread between mammals is likely to be published in its entirety. Nature examines the controversial decision. Two teams of scientists, led by Ron Fouchier of Erasmus Medical Center in …

Mutant bird flu virus still as deadly as first thought

(New Scientist) The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) advised against publishing details that an evildoer could use to make a nasty bioweapon. The journal involved, Science, agreed to the advice, but only if those details could be confided to …

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