Wednesday, October 05, 2005

1918 Flu Caused By Birds

A fascinating article describing how scientists "resurrected" the 1918 flu strain and determined it jumped from birds to humans, and what the implications may be for modern-day concerns about Asian bird flu.

There are also interesting ethical questions -- should something so dangerous be recreated? Could it be more dangerous than helpful?

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