Report finally out, despite government terrorism fears
(NEWSER) - The journal Nature has published a controversial paper describing how University of Wisconsin scientists created an airborne strain of H5N1—aka "bird flu"—that was transmissible in mammals. A federal panel had asked Nature not to publish the study, and a similar one from a Dutch virologist, fearing they might provide a handy DIY guide for bioterrorists, the Washington Post reports. They eventually dropped their objections, however, once they realized that the more-contagious virus was also less deadly. More»
