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Gov't Doesn't Want You To Make Super Bird Flu At Home

Gov't Doesn't Want You To Make Super Bird Flu At Home

Scientists in the U.S. and the Netherlands have created in a lab a "highly transmissible" form of the A(H5N1) bird flu virus—a deadly bug that normally doesn't spread from person to person. But don't worry, the army of the twelve monkeys aren't bringing a dark dystopia to us just yet. The Government is doing its best to have scientific journals not publish crucial information about the experiments that created the virus. And, despite fears of censorship, it sounds like the journals are seriously considering withholding the info. more ›

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