"[T]wo members of US Congress from opposing parties joined forces to introduce a bill that would halt public funding of...tweaking of viruses..to make them more dangerous.
Controversial virus research sparks political debate in US
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Controversial virus research sparks political debate in US
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"'[G]ain of function' research has been a..debate..for..years. But it has only recently become an issue for..politicians. It refers to..science in which researchers take known pathogens..and manipulate them to make them more transmissible, or more likely to cause severe illness."
Peter Hale: "Pausing taxpayer funding for..gain-of-function experiments with highly transmissible, highly pathogenic..viruses..is more than warranted..The last thing we need in the middle of a global pandemic that already has killed 4.5m..is..making..viruses even more dangerous.”
Filippa Lentzos: "We have to make sure that what the research people are doing is safe, secure and responsible."
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