"US-China Collaboration Raises Concerns Over Bird Flu Research"

The US government is funding experiments with Chinese scientists to make bird flu viruses more infectious, despite restrictions on similar research and concerns about the origins of the Covid pandemic. The $1 million project involves infecting ducks and geese with different strains of viruses, with collaborating studies taking place in Georgia, Beijing, and Edinburgh. The research, funded by the US Department of Agriculture, has raised concerns about potential risks to both animals and humans, as well as the involvement of scientists affiliated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Republican Senator Joni Ernst has expressed apprehension about the collaboration and called for more information about the ongoing funding of the research.