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Researchers defend benefits of mutant flu research

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A dire lack of global virus surveillance doesn't negate the potential of mutation monitoring, argue two researchers behind the mutant flu research.

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Butler, D. Researchers defend benefits of mutant flu research. Nature (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.9919

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