From cancer immunotherapy and antibiotics to GMO crops and pandemic surveillance, gain of function is a cornerstone of basic research.
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Genetic research is big business and has yielded life-saving treatments. But experts are warning of caution about ‘gain of function’ research that has the pandemic potential.
As genetic engineering and DNA manipulation tools like CRISPR continue to advance, the distinction between what science ‘could’ and ‘should’ do becomes murkier.
A centralized reporting system for laboratory incidents involving dangerous pathogens in biological research does not exist in the US or internationally.
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Honorary Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University and Adjunct Professor Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Vice President of Compliance and Research Administration, University of Nevada, Reno
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Biosafety Director and Responsible Official, Colorado State University
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Interim Director and Professor of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University
