http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/health/research-on-deadly-bird-flu-to-resume-after-safety-debate.html?ref=health
Denise Grady wrote an article to New York Times on January 23. Scientists have started up experiments on a deadly flu virus. Two groups, one in the United States and one in Switzerland, changed this flu virus a little to make mammals more contagious to it. However, they have to pause their research because the United States is creating new rules and most of the researchers get their money from them. Scientists are becoming angry and no longer patient. So they will continue their researches in countries that allow them to such as China and Canada. This virus goes by the name of H5N1 is very hard to infect, however when it does it kills almost every time. So this is a very important research that needs to be done and the scientists need to be careful to not let it get out of their laboratory or in the hands of dangerous people.
The reason Grady wrote this article was to show the readers what is happening right now in the science world. She is providing us with good and detailed information to understand exactly what is going on with this virus that can become very dangerous if not handled properly and with the right people. She also quotes people from different ends of this research. The scientist who believe it shouldn't go on and the scientists who want to continue this research which gives the reader enough information to see which side he would be on.
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