Flu Research Once Banned Because It Was Deemed Too Dangerous Is Set to Resume

According to a report published in early February by the journal Science, two labs that conducted controversial lab studies to modify bird flu viruses in order to better understand the interaction between the virus and mammals were banned from continuing their research in 2014 over concerns the testing could make the viruses more dangerous for humans. According to the report, one of the labs at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, will resume testing in a few weeks after researchers received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Bethesda, Maryland. The New York Times notes in its report that representatives for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the two labs were given permission to resume testing.

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