Access
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
News
Nature 437, 794-795 (6 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/437794a; Published online 5 October 2005
Special Report The 1918 flu virus is resurrected
Abstract
The recreation of one of the deadliest diseases known could help us to prevent another pandemic. Or it might trigger one, say critics. Andreas von Bubnoff investigates whether the benefits outweigh the risks.
It is thought to have killed 50 million people, and yet scientists have brought it back to life. In this issue of Nature, scientists publish an analysis of the full genome sequence of the 1918 human influenza virus.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS
These links to content published by NPG are automatically generated.
NEWS AND VIEWS
Touching baseNature Genetics News and Views (01 Nov 2005)
Extinct 1918 virus comes aliveNature Medicine News and Views (01 Nov 2005)
See all 5 matches for News And Views