Bird Flu Studies Getting Another Round Of Scrutiny By Panel

In June of 2009, a committee met at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to do a routine safety review of proposed research projects.One of those projects involved genetically modifying flu viruses. And during the review, the committee brought up the idea of “dual-use” research. “Dual use” means legitimate scientific work that?s intended to advance science or medicine, but that also might be misused with the intent to do harm.