Trust In Science Is Diminishing
Trust in science is diminishing, according to recent studies, especially in the area of biomedicine, biotech and genetics. University of Alberta researchers Tim Caulfield and Tania Bubela blame it on the complexity of many discoveries and they’re concerned the whole message from the study isn’t getting across to the general public.
Caulfield, who is jointly appointed in the Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, and Bubela, also from the School of Public Health, and a group of 22 international experts in health, law, science and communications gathered to discuss ways to ensure the message is complete. (more…)
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Avian Flu Research Sheds Light on Swine Flu Outbreak
By Gwyneth Dickey
Prof. Daniel Perez in his lab at the University of Maryland. (Photo by John Consoli)
A new study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that the potential for an avian influenza virus to cause a human flu pandemic is greater than previously thought. Results also illustrate how the current swine flu outbreak likely came about.
As of now, avian flu viruses can infect humans who have contact with birds, but these viruses tend not to transmit easily between humans. However, in research recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor Daniel Perez from the University of Maryland showed that after reassortment with a human influenza virus, a process that usually takes place in intermediary species like pigs, an avian flu virus requires relatively few mutations to spread rapidly between mammals by respiratory droplets. (more…)
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