International meeting seeks to chart a way forward for mutant flu research.
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17 February 2012
A two-day meeting of 22 experts convened in Geneva by the World Health Organization has now ended, concluding that the two controversial flu studies should be published in full. However, the panel also agreed to extend a voluntary 60-day moratorium to allow broader discussions on the biosafety aspects of how such work could best be carried out. See Nature's news blog for more details.
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Butler, D. UPDATED: Avian flu controversy comes to roost at WHO. Nature (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.10055
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