Researchers Create Virus Similar To 1918 Flu; Critics Call Experiment ‘Crazy’

The Guardian: Scientists condemn ‘crazy, dangerous’ creation of deadly airborne flu virus
“Scientists have created a life-threatening virus that closely resembles the 1918 Spanish flu strain that killed an estimated 50 million people in an experiment labeled as ‘crazy’ by opponents…” (Sample, 6/11).

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