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A simple math problem lies at the heart of a heated debate over whether scientists should be allowed to publish provocative research into the transmissibility of H5N1 flu . Assuming the avian virus could spread easily among people, just how deadly would an H5N1 pandemic be for humans?

Six years ago, experts waited until after Katrina to start arguing over whether the hurricane was a consequence, at least in part, of global warming.