That hypothesis does not quite convince Graeme Laver, a retired flu researcher at Australian National University in Canberra. (sciencemag.org)
As controversy rages around the scientists who created mutant strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus, leading flu researchers have called for a 60 - day voluntary pause on such work. (scientificamerican.com)
Professor Mark Woolhouse, also of the University of Edinburgh, said: «This study could only have happened through bird flu researchers around the world pooling resources and working together. (sciencedaily.com)