Trump signed an executive order banning federal funds for ‘gain of function’ research abroad The research alters viruses to increase transmissibility or severity in the name of preparedness Scientists ...
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and HHS are pausing funding on new research related to certain “gain-of-function studies.” In gain-of-function studies, researchers increase the ...
If COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab as a result of U.S.-funded gain-of-function research, is Donald Trump to blame? The New York Times opinion writer David Wallace-Wells seems to imply the answer is ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The term “gain of function” is often taken to refer to research with viruses that puts ...