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Federal government approved security at UW bird flu lab – JSOnline

On: January 12, 2012

While most who follow bird flu reports are aware of the current work taking place in the Netherlands, many are unaware of the scary research going on here in the US. The University of Wisconsin is a case in point. Note that the security approved for the lab is BSL3Continue Reading

Killer bird flu? What’s behind the controversy over bird flu research – chicagotribune.com

By: Sharon

On: January 12, 2012

In: Avian Flu

In my 2005 thriller ‘Armageddon Strain’, scientists combined the current form of H5N1 with ebola to form a ruthless killer. Though my book is fiction, it’s rooted in reality. With this in mind, I suggest reading this excellent article about the recent study of a modified H5N1 virus with aContinue Reading

Nearly ten years later….

By: Sharon

On: January 2, 2012

In: Introspection

It dawned on both Derek and me this morning that we’ve been at this ‘blogging bit’ for nearly ten years. We began in October 2002 for that year’s National Novel Writing Month marathon, and we’ve been going since. PID Radio began a few years later in March 2005, so we’llContinue Reading

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