Howard Markel, Professor of the history of medicine at the University of Michigan, in the New York Times: The censorship of influenza research will do little to prevent its misuse by evildoers,and it may well hinder our ability to stop influenza outbreaks, whether natural or otherwise, when they do occur. In ...

The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) has published "Adaptations of Avian Flu Virus Are a Cause for Concern", an explanation of their recommendations with respect to influenza H5N1 research (versions at Science and Nature). It starts with the statement that advances in technology now allow manipulation of microbial genomes in ways that could ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Welkin Johnson Welkin joins the TWiV team for a discussion of HIV prophlaxis using vectored antibodies, and the influenza H5N1 virus studies in ferrets that were not redacted. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV168.mp3"] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 168 ...

Peter Palese and Taia Wang have written a compelling article that uses scientific facts to address the controversy over publication of research involving transmission of avian influenza H5N1 in ferrets. In response to calls in the media to destroy the viruses, curtail the research, and protect the public from frightening ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove The complete TWiVome deconstructs the movie Contagion. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV167.mp3"] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 167 (53 MB .mp3, 88  minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by ...