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Deadly bird flu studies to stay secret for now -WHO

(Reuters) Two studies showing how scientists mutated H5N1 bird flu into a virus that could create a human pandemic will be made public eventually, but a moratorium will remain for biosecurity officials to assess the risks, …

Questions About Bird Flu Research Swirl Around Private WHO Meeting

(NPR)(Audio) H5N1 avian flu viruses (seen in gold) grow inside canine kidney cells (seen in green). H5N1 avian flu viruses (seen in gold) grow inside canine kidney cells (seen in green). A closed-door meeting to discuss controversial bird …

Scientists compare dual-use H5N1 and Asilomar meetings

(CIDRAP) Some experts involved in the controversy over two H5N1 transmission papers have called the pause in research and discussions over the dual-use nature of the work an “Asilomar moment,” referring to a scientific meeting held …

US ‘very closely’ watching Syrian chemical weapons

(The Associated Press) US intelligence officials in the past have said Syria has conducted biological weapons-related research but have stopped short of saying the country had taken the next step and built bioweapons. The task of securing Syrian President Bashar Assad’s …

Scientists Debate How To Conduct Bird Flu Research

(NPR)(Audio) This time around, fears revolve around experiments on the bird flu virus H5N1. Scientists tweaked its genes and made it more transmissible between ferrets, which are the laboratory stand-in for people. Some experts fear that if this virus ever escaped …

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