Glad they were able to ferret some of that out (sorry, couldn't resist). KenK, I was typing when you posted, you beat me to it!
Well, the money is in the medicine, as we all know, so if there is a chance of discovering a cure, for anything, the research is worth it.
Interesting to hear that in 5 years, the dreaded avian flu has been so limited in its breadth and devastation, somewhat of a relief. I had kind of lost track of where it had gone.