Somewhat related is the recent controversy about whether or not to publish a paper that shows how easy it is to produce a variant of avian H5N1 influenza that c

Somewhat related is the recent controversy about whether or not to publish a paper that shows how easy it is to produce a variant of avian H5N1 influenza that can spread between mammals: http://www.nature.com/news/mutant-flu-paper-published-1.10551 http://www.nature.com/news/mutant-flu-paper-published-1.1055...