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Feb 16, 2012

Feb 16, 2012

Scientists compare dual-use H5N1 and Asilomar meetings

Lisa Schnirring
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Feb 16, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – 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 in the 1970s to discuss the potential dangers of recombinant DNA research.

Feb 15, 2012

Feb 15, 2012

Forum: H5N1 research tussle shows need for clear policies

Robert Roos
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Feb 15, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – The acute need for clearer policies concerning the handling of potentially risky life-sciences research was the main theme that came across today in a Harvard forum on the controversy over studies on H5N1 avian influenza viruses with increased transmissibility.

Feb 14, 2012

Feb 14, 2012

Workshop: National biosurveillance system has long way to go

Robert Roos
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Feb 14, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – The goal of an integrated national biosurveillance system to detect threats to human and animal health, called for in a presidential directive in 2004, is still a long way from reality and faces complex obstacles, according to a workshop summary recently published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

Feb 10, 2012

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Feb 08, 2012

Feb 08, 2012

Experts: Dual-use H5N1 studies may not hasten pandemic response

Jim Wappes
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Feb 08, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – International experts say that, while experiments on H5N1 avian flu transmission in mammals are important, publishing full details of such "dual-use" studies likely will not speed up the vaccine response in a pandemic, according to a news report and editorial in Nature today.

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