The NIH agrees with the government advisory board’s recommendation to publish both controversial bird flu studies in full.
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Science adviser John Holdren speaks out about how the Presidential Administration is handling the controversial research that rendered avian flu transmissible between ferrets.
The creation of H5N1 bird flu strains that are transmissible between mammals has thrown the scientific community into a heated debate about whether such research should be allowed and how it should be regulated.
A new policy will require federal agencies to perform a careful review of research involving 15 pathogens and toxins that could be used for bioterrorism, including H5N1.
Biosecurity agency will give controversial H5N1 bird flu research another look-over in light of new data and clarification.
A new subtype of the flu virus is identified in Guatemalan yellow-shouldered bats, and the virus may share its genes with the human version.
Pooled data from H5N1 bird flu studies suggests that the World Health Organization may be underestimating infection and overestimating fatality.
The World Health Organization announced today that it recommends publishing the two controversial H5N1 papers in full, as soon as a few details are worked out. And Science is listening.
A 2-day meeting may decide how much and which parts of 2 controversial H5N1 flu studies will be published.
A Chinese health agency confirms that the strain of H5N1 bird flu that killed a Chinese man last month does not spread between humans.
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