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.
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The 1918 flu virus is resurrected. Nature 437, 794–795 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/437794a
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