Gain-of-function experiments in the lab can help researchers get ahead of viruses naturally gaining the ability to infect people in the wild. KTSDesign/Science Photo Library via Getty Images As ...

The embattled former head of the Manhattan nonprofit that performed risky gain of function research out of China’s Wuhan ...

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about gain-of-function research, and some of its risks, particularly regarding the possible creation of dangerous pathogens. But there’s a lot ...

There have been plenty of controversies recently over something called gain-of-function research. Amid the highly-politicized debate over the origin of the COVID-19 virus, the term has been thrown ...

The Trump administration has whiffed its deadline to ban lab-made pandemic viruses by more than eight weeks, worrying ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Trump signed an Executive Order Monday prohibiting federal funds from being used for the controversial research known as "Gain of Function" in countries where sufficient ...

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(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 ...