Friday, January 20, 2012

Scientists Announce 60 Day Moratorium On Some H5N1 Research

 

 

# 6087

 

While I was immersed in writing my last blog, the news broke that a letter - signed a veritable `who’s who’ of international H5N1 researchers - has offered a 60 day moratorium on certain types of H5N1 research to `allow time for international discussion.’

 

As you might expect, Science Magazine already has detailed  coverage of this development.

 

In Dramatic Move, Flu Researchers Announce Moratorium on Some H5N1 Flu Research, Call for Global Summit

by David Malakoff, Martin Enserink, Gretchen Vogel, Jon Cohen on 20 January 2012, 12:42 PM