US asks scientific journals to censor bird flu studies | World news | guardian.co.uk.
This censorship idea is neither profound nor new. The science journals have been known to publish at the will of the government. (Think: “climate change research”.)
In this particular instance, there is request to redact some of the material and methods section, and part of the data on specific bird flu alterations which make it more easily transmitted among humans. The idea is that this might help prevent the propagation of these altered viruses for bio-terrorism uses.
