Bird flu research is prompting concerns about possible bioterrorism. A ban on controversial research was recently lifted and scientists will now be able to once again try to create an airborne version of H5N1 in a laboratory setting. The researchers ...
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Controversy Over H5N1 Bird Flu Research: Will The Mutation Go Airborne?
Fears surrounding an airborne mutation of the bird flu have grown since a ban on such research was recently lifted. The scientific process can often become both political and controversial – the avian flu testing is no exception. Bird flu ...
Read More »Flu: Uncontrollable Tragedy Or Bioterror Weapon?
Scientists have been working with strands of the avian flu (also known as the bird flu and H5N1) to try and develop a vaccine. At first glance, that might seem normal: every vaccine we consent to contains a live virus ...
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