Experiments using virulent avian flu strains pose risk of accidental release
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 19:01
in Health & Medicine
Experiments creating dangerous flu strains that are transmissible between mammals pose too great a risk to human life from potential release, according to an editorial by experts. The researchers are calling for greater scrutiny of experiments that make virulent influenza strains transmissible, and for future studies on flu transmission to use safer and more effective alternative approaches.