http://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2009/07/03/swine-flu-enters-x-files-territory/ Journal of Medical Ethics blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:21:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2009/07/03/swine-flu-enters-x-files-territory/#comment-229 kstone Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:43:33 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/?p=149#comment-229 The many rumblings and accusations about virus "mix-ups" and mis-handling of pathogens in public, defense and private labs are intriguing enough without the global conspiracy theories. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08108t.pdf http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126983.400 http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/07/lab-accidents-n/ I'm not sure why Ms. Burgermeister chose to go off on the conspiracy tangent since she had access to some researchers in Europe who seemed ready to explore the possibility of a man-made H1N1 virus. Now I would be surprised if they even speak with her. To do so would be to risk their own reputations. The many rumblings and accusations about virus “mix-ups” and mis-handling of pathogens in public, defense and private labs are intriguing enough without the global conspiracy theories.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08108t.pdf
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126983.400
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/07/lab-accidents-n/
I’m not sure why Ms. Burgermeister chose to go off on the conspiracy tangent since she had access to some researchers in Europe who seemed ready to explore the possibility of a man-made H1N1 virus. Now I would be surprised if they even speak with her. To do so would be to risk their own reputations.

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