Find out how likely it is that SARS or another coronavirus, such as MERS, will trigger another health scare, and why these viral outbreaks occur.
— Read on www.everydayhealth.com/cold-and-flu/what-happened-to-sars.aspx
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[12.19.2017] US government lifts ban on risky pathogen research
The National Institutes of Health will again fund research that makes viruses more dangerous.
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-08837-7
[12.20.2017] U.S. officials lift ban on making lethal viruses in labs
Officials say the decision will help researchers better understand dangerous pathogens, but critics fear the risk if a “super germ” escaped
— Read on www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-officials-lift-ban-on-making-lethal-viruses-in-labs/