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H5N1 mutations, other details unveiled at H5N1 meeting

(CIDRAP News) Kawaoka also gave a detailed view of his lab’s biosecurity measures, which are based on US government regulations and adhere to agricultural biosafety level 3 (BSL-3). He said the term “enhanced BSL-3” is nonspecific, and that more efforts are needed …

Major players weigh implications of NSABB H5N1 reversal

(CIDRAP News) A federal advisory board’s reversal on publishing two controversial H5N1 studies is poised to shift discussions on the topic that continue in London this week, as more participants in the debate weigh in following the Mar 30 …

H5N1 bird flu research to be published in full

(BBC News) The author of controversial research on the H5N1 bird flu virus is delighted his work looks finally set to be published. Prof Ron Fouchier, from the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, said it was the only way to advance scientific knowledge and …

H5N1 research symposium to be webcast live to public

(American Society for Microbiology) The Royal Society in London will host an international symposium this week to address research issues surrounding H5N1 avian influenza research. Sponsored in part by the American Society for Microbiology, the two-day meeting, April 3-4, will feature key influenza researchers and will be webcast to the public in its entirety.

Scientists to feel US government breathing down their necks

(The Independent) Scientists studying potentially dangerous infectious agents will be subjected to far greater scrutiny from the start of their research following the controversy over virologists who surprised bioterrorism experts by creating a highly infectious strain …

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