Deadly Bird Flu Research to Be Paused Over Concern About Risks
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Researchers creating a more lethal strain of bird flu said in a letter they will pause for 60 days to discuss the risks of releasing their findings.
The scientists engineered genetic changes to make a strain known as H5N1 more contagious among ferrets. The information, which may aid scientists combating a more lethal virus in humans, could be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands, a U.S. biosecurity panel has said.