Avian influenza rarely infects humans, but can sometimes adapt to people, posing a significant risk to human health. A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine h... Read more
Concerns about bird flu attacks surfaced following reports of deaths in Indonesia, Cambodia, China and Vietnam. A vaccine that officials claim can prevent people contracting bird flu will be... Read more
Too dangerous for words RESEARCHERS are used to explaining scientific processes. Recently they have taken to explaining themselves. As we reported last week, on January 20th scientist... Read more
TEMPTING fate is never wise; tempting a flu pandemic is downright foolish. Yet it is impossible for scientists to understand influenza or create vaccines without at least some risk. T... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Researchers have engineered a new type of chicken Researchers have engineered a new type of chicken that might help prevent the spread of bird flu—a worrisome virus that... Read more