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Exclusive: Controversial US scientist Creates Deadly New Flu Strain For Pandemic Research
Steve Connor | The Independent | July 1, 2014
...Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has genetically manipulated the 2009 strain of pandemic flu in order for it to “escape” the control of the immune system’s neutralising antibodies, effectively making the human population defenceless against its reemergence...
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Threatwatch: Will Deadly Ebola Become More Contagious?
Debora MacKenzie | New Scientist | March 26, 2014
Threatwatch is your early warning system for global dangers, from nuclear peril to deadly viral outbreaks. Debora MacKenzie highlights the threats to civilisation – and suggests solutions
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