Details of lethal man-made bird flu WILL be made public… but only after scientists have time to discuss risks further

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2101437/Editor-science-journal-says-ready-publish-details-lethal-man-flu-complete-form.html H5N1 bird flu virus kills half of humans that contract it Research into more contagious forms of virus Editor says ‘we have to publish in complete form’ Insists publication is essential to create vaccine By Damien Gayle Last updated at 1:14 AM on 19th February 2012 The World Health Organisation has said that research […]

Controversial Killer Flu Research Paused

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/mutant-h5n1-moratorium/ By Brandon Keim January 20, 2012  | 3:36 pm  |  Researchers developing extra-contagious strains of H5N1 avian influenza have agreed to pause their work for 60 days. The moratorium, announced Jan. 20 in Nature and Science, is a response to public fear and alarm in the scientific community, which has split over whether the research […]