REVEALED: US is collaborating with Chinese scientists to make bird flu strains more infectious and deadly as part of $1m project - despite fears similar tests unleashed Covid *Research involves infecting birds with flu viruses to make them more infectious
*The USDA is spending more than $1million to fund the risky experiments
*READ MORE: US researchers found 'safety concerns' at Wuhan virus lab in 2017
By Alexa Lardieri U.S. Deputy Health Editor
Dailymail.ComPublished: 18:35 EST, 15 February 2024 | Updated: 14:43 EST, 16 February 2024
The US government is spending $1million of American taxpayer money to fund experiments on dangerous bird flu viruses in collaboration with Chinese scientists.
The research involves infecting ducks and geese with different strains of viruses to make them more infectious, and study the viruses' potential to 'jump into mammalian hosts,' according to research documents.
It is being funded through the US Department of Agriculture and collaborating studies will take place at sites in Georgia, Beijing and Edinburgh in Scotland. ...
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