Tag: Avian flu

P.I.D. Radio 8/9/13: Bird Flu Again

SCIENTISTS HAVE announced plans to genetically modify the dangerous H7N9 virus to make it more lethal.  They say it will help them understand how it could mutate in nature and trigger… Read more »

P.I.D. Radio 6/9/09: Biohackers

THE hottest new do-it-yourself trend is genetic engineering. No, seriously; “biohackers”, like the community at DIYbio.org, want to encourage amateur biologists who’ve always dreamed of creating their own species. This… Read more »

Best of P.I.D. Radio: Dr. Henry Niman — Return of the Spanish flu

Originally broadcast May 8, 2005 With the sudden eruption of a new strain H1N1 (swine flu) over the last week, it seemed worth digging into the archives for an interview… Read more »