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Full Details of Avian Flu Research Set for Release

(Global Security Newswire) A panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization last week called for publishing all data from two research studies that resulted in development of more transmissible forms of the avian flu virus, the New York Times reported. Public release of the work by scientists at Erasmus University Medical Center in Read More »

February 22, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Biosecurity panel chief voices mixed reaction to WHO meeting

(CIDRAP News) The chair of the US biosecurity advisory board that recommended withholding details of two studies on H5N1 virus transmissibility today expressed a mixed reaction to last week’s international meeting in which scientists and officials involved in the controversy called for eventually publishing the full studies. Paul S. Keim, PhD, chair of the National Read More »

February 22, 2012
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Flu meeting opts for openness

(Nature.com) Upgrading the biosafety level for studies on mutant avian influenza could put a stranglehold on the work. After weeks of debate, two controversial papers describing forms of the H5N1 avian influenza virus capable of transmitting between mammals should …

February 22, 2012
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UW steps up bio research safety

(Capital Times) UW-Madison has strengthened its once lacking oversight of biological research, such as the bird flu study by Yoshihiro Kawaoka entangled in an international debate over biosafety and bioterrorism. But the university could face more rules recommended …

February 22, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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NSC wants rules on research that could lead to biological weapons

(Boston Herald) The National Security Council is moving to exert greater federal control over scientific studies of highly lethal diseases and toxins in the face of mounting fears that the research could be used by terrorists and rogue states, according to people with knowledge of the process.