UK awaits bird flu test results (BBC News) 6th April 2006 Health experts are to carry out more tests on a swan found dead in Scotland which tested positive for bird flu.

Swan tests confirm deadly virus (BBC News) 6th April 2006 A swan found dead in Scotland has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

Bacteria use slime jets to get around (New Scientist) 1st April 2006 The propulsion system used by slime-squirting bacteria could teach rocket scientists and nano-engineers some new tricks. Myxobacteria are micrometre-scale filament-shaped organisms that glide along surfaces, leaving a trail of slime in their wake. Biologists were convinced the bugs produced the slime as lubricant, but couldn't explain how they generated the force to move.

Bird flu vaccine trial gives disappointing results (New Scientist) 29th March 2006 Yet another trial of an H5N1 bird flu vaccine in humans has ended in disappointment, with only high doses giving a good immune response.

Clue to slow human bird flu jump (BBC News) 23rd March 2006 Scientists believe they may have discovered a reason why the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus cannot yet jump easily between humans.