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Designer Flu: How scientists made a killer virus airborne — and who should know - Science News Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:07 GMT

Designer Flu: How scientists made a killer virus airborne — and who should know
Science News
Instead, the researchers were on the good-guy team — respected academics investigating how a type of flu virus that typically targets birds might become contagious in people. Though the avian flu virus known as H5N1 infects and kills mostly birds ...

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Science journal could give recipe for deadly avian flu virus - CNN Sat, 12 May 2012 21:20:33 GMT

ABC2 News
Science journal could give recipe for deadly avian flu virus
CNN
The study is from an experiment by a Dutch scientist who engineered the avian flu virus to make it more deadly to mammals by making it spread through the air. That experiment was funded by the US government, and it has sparked a passionate debate among ...
Scientists torn over bird flu studyKIVI-TV
'Science' will publish a controversial study on bird fluAgenzia Giornalistica Italia

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Bird flu paper that raised bioterrorism fears published - Fox News Thu, 03 May 2012 12:32:45 GMT

Los Angeles Times
Bird flu paper that raised bioterrorism fears published
Fox News
The journal Nature has published the first of two controversial papers about laboratory-enhanced versions of the deadly bird flu virus that initially sparked fears among US biosecurity experts that it could be used as a recipe for a bioterrorism weapon ...
Bird flu can spread in mammals, study findsLos Angeles Times
Bird flu research from UW-Madison is finally publishedChicago Tribune
First of controversial bird flu papers publishedCBS News
Christian Science Monitor -USA TODAY
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Bird flu paper that raised bioterrorism fears published - Chicago Tribune Wed, 02 May 2012 20:13:46 GMT

The Associated Press
Bird flu paper that raised bioterrorism fears published
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The journal Nature has published the first of two controversial papers about laboratory-enhanced versions of the deadly bird flu virus that initially sparked fears among US biosecurity experts that it could be used as a recipe for a ...
Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Suggests Pandemic Threat Is RealU.S. News & World Report
First Of Controversial Bird Flu Studies Is PublishedNPR (blog)
First of 2 papers on lab-made bird flu publishedThe Associated Press

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Scientists Make Bird Flu Transmissible Between Humans Then Tell World How To Do It - Singularity Hub Wed, 16 May 2012 14:32:06 GMT

Singularity Hub
Scientists Make Bird Flu Transmissible Between Humans Then Tell World How To Do It
Singularity Hub
by Peter Murray May 16th, 2012 | Comments (4) The H5N1 virus, or Bird Flu, was easily transmissible between birds but not humans. Two scientists have changed that and are publishing how they did it. The emergence of the avian flu in 2003 caused alarm ...

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Inovio makes steps towards a universal flu vax - FierceVaccines Thu, 17 May 2012 14:02:00 GMT

Inovio makes steps towards a universal flu vax
FierceVaccines
In flu research, the universal flu shot is the holy grail--something that will swat swine flu, slay seasonal flu, and bludgeon bird flu. Inovio Pharmaceuticals ($INO) thinks it is a step closer to the prize with a universal avian flu vax.

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Egypt's Real Crisis: The Dual Epidemics Quietely Ravaging Public Health - The Atlantic Mon, 14 May 2012 14:08:47 GMT

The Atlantic
Egypt's Real Crisis: The Dual Epidemics Quietely Ravaging Public Health
The Atlantic
By Laurie Garrett & Steven A. Cook A combination of avian flu and foot and mouth disease risk destroying the protein supply, eroding public trust, and further destabilizing the Arab world's most populous country. Birds fly over the Great Pyramid of ...

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Bird Flu Research: Scientists Behind Deadly New H5N1 Strain Granted Right To ... - Huffington Post Tue, 01 May 2012 19:11:06 GMT

Bird Flu Research: Scientists Behind Deadly New H5N1 Strain Granted Right To ...
Huffington Post
The license allows Ron Fouchier, the virologist at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam who led the research team that developed the new strain, to send a revised version of his paper to the academic journal Science. The license was granted after a ...

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Bird Flu Research Risks - New York Times Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:56:55 GMT

Bird Flu Research Risks
New York Times
To the Editor: Re “The Latest on the Doomsday Virus” (editorial, April 22): The decision by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity to reverse its previously unanimous recommendation to restrict publication of H5N1 bird flu experiments is ...

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Egypt's Real Crisis: The Dual Epidemics Quietly Ravaging Public Health - The Atlantic Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:01 GMT

The Atlantic
Egypt's Real Crisis: The Dual Epidemics Quietly Ravaging Public Health
The Atlantic
By Laurie Garrett & Steven A. Cook A combination of avian flu and foot and mouth disease risk destroying the protein supply, eroding public trust, and further destabilizing the Arab world's most populous country. Birds fly over the Great Pyramid of ...

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