Shutting down all gain-of-function research is dangerous | NYGazet

Gain-of-function experiments have been crucial for increasing our understanding of bacteria in the pursuit of discovering new treatments.

On July 11, I received a letter from the National Institutes of Health ordering me to stop my research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, because the work was deemed too “dangerous.” Surely this must be a mistake, ... [5710 chars]