Testing time for researchers


  • Letters
  • Sunday, 04 May 2003

Scientists in Malaysia are quietly studying the SARS virus and are achieving some positive results. Audrey Edwards speaks to Dr Nor Shahidah Khairullah of the Institute for Medical Research to piece together the puzzle 

DR Nor Shahidah Khairullah is probably facing the challenge of her lifetime as she and her staff at the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) work tirelessly to conduct tests on specimens suspected to contain the SARS virus.  

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