China's discovered MORE never-before-seen viruses
EXCL: Chinese scientists have uncovered eight new viruses living in rodents on a tropical island off the country's cost and have called for experiments on how ill they might make people to be conducted.
Pentagon Forms Council to Assess Biothreats, Coordinate Response
The Pentagon has formed a leadership panel aimed at shoring defenses against emerging biothreats, one of a series of steps outlined in a sweeping, first-of-its kind report that found gaps in preparation.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Romney, McMorris Rodgers, Hudson Call on Biden Administration t...
Could our nation's newest virus-hunting program cause the next pandemic?
The risks of DEEP VZN call into question the need for virus hunting programs, and whether any benefits justify the catastrophic risks of triggering a pandemic.
New U.S. lab will work with deadly animal pathogens—in the middle of farm country
Opinion | The Pandemic Threat That Hasn’t Gone Away
Lab safety failures have been a continual danger, with too little being done.
Opinion | We Could Easily Make Risky Virological Research Safer
Lab safety doesn’t need to torpedo scientific progress.
What Is Gain Of Function Research, And Why Should It Be Banned?
No evidence yet showing which animal COVID may have come from, says former head of China CDC
Lab-created bird flu virus accident shows lax oversight of risky 'gain of function' research
Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn
US Agencies Point To Covid Lab Origin, Bringing Risky Viral Research And Biosafety Concerns In Focus
Forbes Business Policy Laboratories Are Still Performing Gain-Of-Function Research On Viruses More Dangerous Than Covid-19
Gallagher Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Freeze Funding for GOF Research
What To Do When Research to Stop a Pandemic Could Start One Instead
What would turn bird flu – the kind that's killed millions of birds around the world and a few hundred people – into the next deadly pandemic? Scientists want to know so they can get ahead of it. That's why, in 2010, two groups of researchers were stud...
Why are we still funding gain-of-function research?
'Gain-of-function and synthetic biology are increasingly risky because the technology has advanced in quantum leaps in the past decade'
Texas bill would ban taxpayer funding for gain-of-function research amid COVID-19 origin hunt
A new bill has been introduced in Texas that would ban taxpayer cash from going to gain-of-function research as the controversial method continues to be blamed by some experts for the COVID-19 pandemic.
OK, but where will the next pandemic come from?
Knowing how a pandemic or other major biological event arose is too important a task to leave to national governments.
Growing number of high-security pathogen labs around world raises concerns
New analysis tallies more than 100 labs studying deadly human and animal viruses
Warning over global boom in labs designed to handle deadly pathogens
A boom in labs handling the deadliest pathogens on Earth in Asia and a rise of labs that could be doing risky experiments in urban centers are just two trends in disease research worrying top scientists.
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A Surge of Biolabs, Washington’s Economic Gamble: A Week of Big Take
Athletes' ambitions don't end when they leave the field of play. Now more than ever, players rightly see themselves as multi-faceted entrepreneurs, and seek ways to leverage their brands in everything from real estate to venture capital. "Athlete | Emp...
Opinion | Skeptical of the lab leak theory? Here’s why you should take it seriously.
Yes, there are reasons to doubt the lab-leak hypothesis, but left-of-center Americans should remain in the conversation in order to influence the response.
Covid Lab Leak Fight Obscures the Global Rise of High-Security Biolabs
There are more and more high-containment labs being built around the world — and no universal agreement on how to regulate or monitor them
Revamped Covid panel argues for research limits, even bans
Pathogen-altering research is back under fire in Washington.
San Carlos moves to regulate biohazards
San Carlos could become one of the first cities in the Bay Area to adopt regulations limiting the types of biosafety levels it’ll permit within city limits and requiring stronger
Is Gain-of-Function Research a ‘Risk Worth Taking’? Or ‘Insanity’?
A lab leak in Wuhan may have led to the outbreak of Covid. So what were scientists doing there? And why?
The Seven Deadly Sins of Biomedical Research
The risks of gain-of-function research on pandemic potential pathogens such as SARS and MERS outweigh the benefits.
Long Before Suspicions Arose About A Lab Leak, Government Scientists Were Fiddling With Bugs to Make Them More Deadly
Film maker and book author Kris Newby dives into the secretive federal research that may have made Lyme disease such a problem in the United States.
Bird Flu Leaves the World With an Existential Choice
To prepare for future outbreaks, we’ll have to decide which is the greater danger: nature or ourselves.
Private-sector research could pose a pandemic risk. Here's what to do about it
US government policies that subject enhanced potential pandemic pathogens research to extra scrutiny should be expanded to cover independently funded research. The risks that such research might pose do not disappear merely because no government fundin...
San Carlos scopes new biotech levels
A boom in life science development in San Carlos has left some residents concerned for public health and safety, spurring city officials to weigh those concerns against the economic benefit.
Virologists Object To Any New Restrictions On Dangerous Gain-Of-Function Research
This past week, a government-appointed panel of scientists released a new report recommending 13 things the government should do to control “gain-of-function” research that has the potential to create deadly new pathogens. Will any of these new ideas b...
To prevent a deadlier pandemic, pause gain of function research
If gain of function didn’t cause this ferocious pandemic, it most certainly can cause the next one.
What should be kept off-limits in a virology lab?
New rules around gain-of-function research make progress in striking a balance between reward — and catastrophic risk.
Stricter US guidelines for ‘gain-of-function’ research are on the way — maybe
A biosecurity panel met, expecting to approve recommendations, but myriad concerns complicated the proceedings.
Expert Panel Votes for Stricter Rules on Risky Virus Research
The White House will decide whether to adopt the panel’s recommendations on so-called gain of function experiments.
N.I.H. Did Not Properly Track a Group Studying Coronaviruses, Report Finds
An internal federal watchdog said that the health agency had not given adequate oversight to EcoHealth Alliance, which had been awarded $8 million in grants.
NIH biosecurity advisers urge tighter oversight of pathogen research
A draft report from the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity comes after a nearly year-long review of existing guidelines.
U.S. should expand rules for risky virus research to more pathogens, panel says
Draft report from biosecurity panel examining “gain-of-function” research policy gets mixed response from outside experts