U.S. agency raises concerns about details of UW scientist's work

A federal advisory board on biosecurity has recommended that research published by a University of Wisconsin scientist not include details that could enable bioterrorists to replicate his experiments. The National Institutes of Health confirmed Tuesday that a federal advisory board recommended changes in the manuscripts of two researchers, including work done by UW scientist Yoshihiro Kawaoka, on H5N1 avian influenza virus, the strain known popularly as "bird flu." (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 12/21)