Novel compound found effective against avian influenza virus (Science Daily) A novel compound is highly effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, including some drug-resistant strains, according to new research. [News Source]

What H1N1 taught us. Perhaps the most important lesson we can still learn from this pandemic is where it came from and how we can prevent another one. [News Source]

Teasing vaccines from tobacco. The U.S. Department of Defense, caught off guard by the swift spread of the H1N1 flu virus last year and delays in producing a vaccine, is backing an unusual plan to use tobacco plants to make the vaccine. [News Source]