Science        
17 February 2012 vol 335, issue 6070, pages 765-880
http://www.sciencemag.org/current.dtl

Policy Forum
Public Health and Biosecurity
H5N1 Debates: Hung Up on the Wrong Questions
Daniel R. Perez
Science 17 February 2012: 799-801.
Published online 19 January 2012 [DOI:10.1126/science.1219066]
Information related to influenza transmissibility should be published in its entirety.
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Public Health and Biosecurity
Life Sciences at a Crossroads: Respiratory Transmissible H5N1
Michael T. Osterholm and Donald A. Henderson
Science 17 February 2012: 801-802.
Published online 19 January 2012 [DOI:10.1126/science.1218612]
Release of details of recent research on affecting influenza transmissibility poses far more risk than any good that might occur.
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Public Health and Biosecurity
The Obligation to Prevent the Next Dual-Use Controversy
Ruth R. Faden and Ruth A. Karron
Science 17 February 2012: 802-804.
Published online 9 February 2012 [DOI:10.1126/science.1219668]
The recent debates over H5N1 experiments highlight current shortcomings in oversight of potential dual-use research.
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