Perhaps unsurprisingly, four of the changes resulted in the creation of genetic sequences identical to those found in a closely related virus that naturally parasitises Salmonella.
The five days will see the establishment of new collaborations and discussions relating to how the objectives laid out in the Project roadmap (2012-2016) can be achieved, principally relating to the creation and maintenance of diseases specific genetic variation databases.
One solution, proposed by Matt Ridley, a British commentator on the social consequences of genetic knowledge (and former science editor of The Economist), might be the creation of medical-treatment funds, similar to pension funds.