Tagged With: Gain-of-function
What are we pausing?
Michael J Imperiale is professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Michigan Gain-of-function studies, as the name implies, are experiments in which a new biological behaviour is conferred upon an existing virus e.g. the ability to be transmitted between mammals in the case of the bird flu virus, H5N1. Earlier this month, the … Continue reading
Categories: Latest research, Policy, Policy Lates
Tags: avian flu, Biosecurity, bird flu, dual-use, DURC, Gain-of-function, GOF, H5N1, MERS, policy, SARS
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Dual-use for Dummies
Dr Supatra Marsh, BBSRC Policy Fellow at the Society of Biology, is organising Policy Lates: Dodging a biological bullet – what can we learn from the US and Europe about Biosecurity? During my BBSRC science policy fellowship at the Society of Biology I have been organising the next Policy Lates event focussing on dual-use research. … Continue reading
Categories: Latest research, Policy, Policy Lates
Tags: Biosecurity, bird flu, dual-use, Gain-of-function, resilience, terrorism, virus
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