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Biosecurity panel reconvenes to reexamine controversial bird flu studies

(Winnipeg Free Press) A bid from some quarters in the U.S. to resolve the ongoing controversy over two unpublished bird flu studies will begin to play out over the next two days as government biosecurity advisers reconvene to reconsider the issue. The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity will meet Thursday and Friday in Washington,  Read More »

Why all our bird flu research should be published

(The Guardian) To me, the debate about the H5N1 mutations has become a debate about the role of science in society. Two questions should be addressed here: should this type of research be conducted at all; and if so, should all data generated by this research be published?

Scientists volley ahead of more dual-use H5N1 debate

(CIDRAP News) As researchers from both sides of the debate over two controversial H5N1 studies weighed in yesterday on full publication versus a more cautionary approach, two US journals said they are developing policies to address any future such instances. Martin Hirsch, MD, editor of the Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID), wrote in an editorial  Read More »

Basson acted as a ‘soldier’ – Primedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness News

Basson acted as a 'soldier'Primedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness NewsDoctor Wouter Basson on Thursday told the South African Health Professions Council he was taught to respect life during his military training and that was about protecting life. He said he did not consider his role as a doctor, while preparing …and more »

Fort Detrick closure speculation ‘preliminary’

(Maryland Community News Online) Fort Detrick has been expanding due to BRAC changes that began in 2005, building an Interagency Biodefense Campus representing several different federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Homeland Security.

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