Two groups of scientists independently conducted studies published last year that involved genetically altering a strain of H5N1 influenza.

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The findings, published independently by two research teams using similar data, are in the medical journals Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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None were published in reputable peer-reviewed journals and when independently assessed, they were invariably exposed as being misleading and inaccurate.

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Data for the report was independently compiled by the London-based metals consultancy Thomson Reuters GFMS. The survey has been published by the Silver Institute annually since 1990.

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The Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report, independently funded and supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, has been published by the Community Relations Council.

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