President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday barring all federal funding for "dangerous" gain-of-function research in nations such as China and Iran that lack proper safety procedures. Gain-of-function research is aimed at altering microorganisms in a way to increase their transmissibility and virulence and other traits, according to News-Medical....
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday barring all federal funding for “dangerous” gain-of-function research in nations such as China and Iran that lack proper safety procedures. Gain-of-function research is aimed at altering microorganisms in a way to increase their transmissibility and virulence and other traits, according to News-Medical….