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Bird Flu Strain Jumps From Animals To People For The First Time
H6N1 bird flu has been identified in a woman in Taiwan.
Scientists Create Hybrid, Air-Transmissible Bird Flu Strains
Following a moratorium on "dangerous" flu research, new studies reshuffle the molecular mechanisms that allow bird flu to infect humans.
How to Stop a Pandemic
Scientists are constantly keeping an eye out for new diseases, trying to stanch them before they blow into a global...
Should a New Recipe for Engineered Bird Flu, Potent Enough to Kill Millions, Be Published?
Inside a Dutch medical facility is a potentially devastating weapon that could kill millions: A genetically modified version of the...
The Army Wants a Genetic Vaccinator that Blasts Doses of DNA Right Through the Patient’s Skin
Biological threats — everything from malicious biological weapons to naturally occurring pandemics — are tricky threats to approach. Pathogens’ ability...
DARPA Wants To Look into the Future to Prevent Outbreaks Before They Happen
And in fine DARPA style, the project to do it is called "Prophecy"
Instant Expert: the Return of Swine Flu
The Big Question: How many people will it infect this year?
Tested: Fighting The Great Flu Pandemic Online
A game called The Great Flu, developed by virologists at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, lets you unleash the flu...
Vaccine Patch Nano-Pinpoints Flu Inoculation
When vaccine shortages strike, a way to use small amounts more efficiently may be the answer