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Nature 442, 963 (31 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/442963a; Published online 30 August 2006

Plan to pool bird-flu data takes off

Helen Pearson

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Researchers welcome bid to share resources.

A bid by leading researchers to bring into the open data on bird flu that were previously kept behind closed doors has met with cautious optimism from observers.Some 70 avian-flu scientists from all corners of the globe have signed up to the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID).