New PCR assay can detect more than 40 strains of H5N1 in a single go.
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A US science official recommends extending moratorium on bird flu studies as well as other types of risky research.
The NIH agrees with the government advisory board’s recommendation to publish both controversial bird flu studies in full.
Science adviser John Holdren speaks out about how the Presidential Administration is handling the controversial research that rendered avian flu transmissible between ferrets.
Biosecurity board recommends publication of data detailing transmissibility of H5N1 avian influenza.
Vaccination via tiny microneedles elicits a powerful immune response in the skin.
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.
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