‘Gain-of-Function’ Experiments Lie at Root of the Pandemic
“Gain-of-function” studies are, according to the U.S. Department Health and Human Services,1 research that involves increasing the capacity of a pathogen to cause illness. The method is controversial because it can also risk new viruses leaking out of laboratories and into the population. In the period 2014 to 2018, this type of research was prohibited… Read More »