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WHO Issues Warning About Risks Of Research On Human Engineered Bird Flu
"The World Health Organization issued a stern warning on Friday to scientists who have engineered a highly pathogenic form of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, saying their work carries significant risks and must be tightly controlled," Reuters reports (Kelland, 12/30). The agency "warned ... that while such studies were important, they could have deadly consequences," the New York Times writes (McNeil/Grady, 1/2).
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