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Disease Expert Calls For More Talk On Flu Experiments
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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NIH Official Calls For Extension Of Moratorium On Bird Flu Experiments
July 31, 2012 Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said public discussions about controversial bird flu experiments are needed before a moratorium on them can be lifted.
Monday, July 30, 2012
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What Does The Future Hold For Bird Flu Research?
July 30, 2012 Scientists gather in New York to consider the future of bird flu research after a moratorium on the work passes. Critics say the work and its findings could pose security risks, but scientists defend their experiments as preparation for outbreaks.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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Bird Flu Researchers To Meet About Research Moratorium
July 24, 2012 The world's top influenza researchers agreed to a voluntary moratorium on working with contagious, lab-altered forms of a particularly worrisome form of bird flu back in January. The hold was supposed to last just 60 days. It's now been more than six months, and scientists don't agree on what should happen next.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Space
Fledgling NASA Nonprofit Starts To Lift Off
July 3, 2012 The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space was established to drum up interest in experiments by folks outside of NASA. The organization has had a rocky first year but now is starting to show what it can do.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Shots - Health News
Journal Publishes Details On Contagious Bird Flu
June 21, 2012 The research paper, which has been under scrutiny for months, publishes the recipe for a potential pandemic: It shows how just a handful of genetic mutations in the bird flu virus H5N1 allow it to spread between ferrets — the lab stand-in for people — through coughs and sneezes.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Dead Stop
How Dorothy Parker Came To Rest In Baltimore
June 7, 2012 Dorothy Parker considered New York City to be her beloved hometown: It's where she grew up, where she wrote many darkly humorous poems and short stories, and where she became famous. But today, Parker's ashes can be found not in New York, but in Baltimore.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Two-Way
SpaceX Ship Passes Close By International Space Station
May 24, 2012 So far everything looks good for a possible docking with the station on Friday by the company's Dragon capsule.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Two-Way
'Picture Perfect Launch' For Private Rocket Headed To Space Station
May 22, 2012 A robotic cargo ship owned by SpaceX, a private company, is ferrying supplies to the space station. NASA is turning over routine flights to the commercial sector so that it can focus on other missions.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Space
NASA, SpaceX Aim To Launch Private Era In Orbit
May 18, 2012 If all goes well, an unmanned capsule will become the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. SpaceX and NASA have been working together to make this launch happen, navigating cultural differences between the young startup and the veteran agency.
