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Bio attack on food supply increasingly attractive to terrorists, says expert

(Government Security News) A low-tech biological attack on the US cattle industry using the virulent foot and mouth disease, said a terrorism expert, could be an easy, uncomplicated method to cripple the already-weakened economy. In an article in the February issue of the FBI’s …

Avian flu controversy comes to roost at WHO

(Nature News Blog) Almost two dozen experts kicked off a two-day international meeting this morning at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, in a bid to find ways to move forward in the controversy over two studies that have created strains of the H5N1 avian flu virus that are transmissible in ferrets. The meeting  Read More »

Deadly bird flu studies to stay secret for now -WHO

(Reuters) Two studies showing how scientists mutated H5N1 bird flu into a virus that could create a human pandemic will be made public eventually, but a moratorium will remain for biosecurity officials to assess the risks, …

Questions About Bird Flu Research Swirl Around Private WHO Meeting

(NPR)(Audio) H5N1 avian flu viruses (seen in gold) grow inside canine kidney cells (seen in green). H5N1 avian flu viruses (seen in gold) grow inside canine kidney cells (seen in green). A closed-door meeting to discuss controversial bird …

Scientists compare dual-use H5N1 and Asilomar meetings

(CIDRAP) Some experts involved in the controversy over two H5N1 transmission papers have called the pause in research and discussions over the dual-use nature of the work an “Asilomar moment,” referring to a scientific meeting held …

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