I can see the argument for both sides.

One of the key advantages of any weapon stems from what the target doesn't know about it. The first castle to face field artillery (in its primitive stages) probably didn't think much of it until balls of iron the size of grapefruits started flying their way. And by then, it's too late to think of how to counter it.

The same with bio-weapons. By publicizing research, it makes it more difficult to develop covert, weaponized strains of pathogens.

Of course... the argument could easily be made that they can do this, anyway, and we don't need to be making instructional videos.

Honestly, I'm a little more privy to the idea of limiting the publication of this type of research than simply letting it all go out willy-nilly. But I can understand why people would want to have that kind of stuff publicized for transparency issues and in the spirit of discussion.

Forget the being used by "terrorists" and accept the fact that a terror supporting regime could fund their own research into cooking up a super-bug like this or worse, and eventually supply it to terrorists, or infect them ( a "suicide bioterrorist") and have them spread that infection among a targeted population.

Evil will find a way....

Research should continue under government scrutiny. The scientist working on this data should be able to continue research ... but not to give data on how to construe the virus. The reason for the study should be how to DEFEAT the virus strains that can come into existence ... or used as a Bio weapon.

Though some one using this as a Bio weapon would be VERY stupid. Not only would they decimate the population of the nation they wish to attack .. it would also decimate theirs.

Though i am sure they will be doing this regardless of public knowledge. We just wont know about it.

Originally posted by milkyway12

Though some one using this as a Bio weapon would be VERY stupid. Not only would they decimate the population of the nation they wish to attack .. it would also decimate theirs.

The way to make such a weapon a good alternative would be to have an exclusive vaccine/antidote/cure developed along with the "weapon"

Developing BOTH is a part of the process.

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Originally posted by milkyway12
Though some one using this as a Bio weapon would be VERY stupid. Not only would they decimate the population of the nation they wish to attack .. it would also decimate theirs.

That's why it is so badly needed at this time. Bird flu, schmird flu. It's better than SOPAs, Patriot Acts, etc. If it kills me, I won't have to worry about them; if it kills most everyone else, I won't have to worry about them. Win-win I'd say. No flu schmu is to continue this travesty of an existence.

So, keep in mind, trying to make it go away is NOT for out benefit.

Originally posted by pause4thought
Or do we just trust the WHO?..

Never trust the WHO.

The World Health Organization said in a December statement that limiting access to
the research would harm an agreement between its members

Yep, thats important to them?

Why Why Why are they going on about mutations on the bird flu. Didn't the Dutch scientists admit right out in the open to causing this new effective Bird Flu Creation.

Have they forgotten something.

I havn't!