As a molecular biologist, I am so pleased and excited about the launch of Michigan State's Ferret Health Advancement website ( http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ ). The development of laboratories and research specifically aimed at promoting the understanding and advancement of knowledge regarding ferret pathology, physiology, etc. is underway. Ferrets have provided an incredible amount of information for humans in regards to human respiratory viruses, notably "bird flu". With the development of units like MSU's Ferret Health Advancement, we can finally invest more in understanding ferret diseases that affect *ferrets*! I certainly plan on investing time reading what the site has to offer. Who knows, maybe one day I'll migrate into the field of ferret infectious disease research... Melanie Prarat [Posted in FML 6311]