Scientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus.
Tag: National Institutes of Health
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Biden Administration Moves to Ban Funding for Wuhan Lab
A memo said an official suspension of funding to the lab, which has not received any U.S. money since 2020, was necessary to “mitigate any potential public health risk.”
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U.S. Intelligence Agencies May Never Find Covid’s Origins, Officials Say
The agencies are expected to release declassified material on what they have learned about Covid’s origins. People briefed on the material say there is no smoking gun.
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Biden Chooses Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health
President Biden said on Monday that he had selected Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, who has led the National Cancer Institute since October, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health.
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Guidelines Warn Against Racial Categories in Genetic Research
A new report from the National Academies of Science noted that race was a poor proxy for genetic diversity.