BY SRH A collective of government-supported, globally financed Dutch researchers is rejoicing after creating a mutant variant of “bird flu” that transmits swiftly among humans and leads to excruciating demise in every mammal that contracts the lethal virus. The findings have ignited fury among watchdogs and independent researchers, who are raising concerns that this is yet another careless endeavor to create the next “pandemic,” this time cloaked in the pretense of “preparedness.” Scientists at WBVR altered three strains of a particularly lethal avian virus, specifically from clade 2.3.4.4b. They subsequently administered the altered virus to ferrets through direct nasal dosing or by placing them together in shared living spaces. All the ferrets exposed to the virus either succumbed or were put to rest after experiencing severe levels of neurological and respiratory distress. “All three contact transmission ferrets (group D) reached […]