A microbiologist loads specimen trays with H5N1 avian flu specimens.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have determined that an existing, experimental vaccine would work should a deadly bird flu virus mutate to the point it becomes contagious between people.
Controversial data on how to build the deadly virus published in scientific journals enabled the researchers to show that human antibodies can kill it. Their findings on the H5N1 virus are reported in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
The Vanderbilt researchers used genetic sequencing data previously reported by Science and Nature to do their work - articles that had spurred concerns that ...