U.S. to create a bird flu virus mutation/CDC

[katty]

more: http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050324-030452-8400r.htm

U.S. to create a bird flu virus mutation


Atlanta, GA, Mar. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun a series of experiments to see how likely the bird flu virus could result in a human pandemic.


The six-month series of experiments seeks to simulate the mixing and matching of genes from the H5N1 avian flu virus that has plagued Asia and a common human flu virus that public-health experts fear could turn avian flu into a pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

CDC scientists inside an ultra-secure laboratory have started swapping the genes of the H5N1 avian virus with the genes of an H3N2 virus, the strain behind most recent human flu outbreaks.

[bryant69]

1. Hmmmmmm

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[villager]

2. dammit, we want our epidemic at all costs!

n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Well, the CDC is supposed to stay on top of this stuff and have an

answer before something is a problem. I wouldn't worry about it except that this is **'s Murika now.

[Desertrose]

3. Uh, so if we don't "really" have a human bird flu pandemic...

then I guess someone will make sure its possible.................?

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Oh no. Captain Tripps!

[Avalux]

6. This article is in the Washington Times and I can't corroborate it.

I have contacted someone within the CDC who would know about such 'experiments' - it's not happening; this info is bogus. :hi:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Thank you!

It's good to nip this kind of rumor in the bud when it can be done.

We have enough real issues on our plate w/o manufacturing any.