Difference between revisions of "Gain of function"
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| − | The SARS-CoV-2 virus did not occur in nature. Its [[genome]] was "inconsistent with evolutionary theory." On January 9, 2017, the [[Obama]] White House Office of Science and Technology Policy restored funding for gain-of- | + | The SARS-CoV-2 virus did not occur in nature. Its [[genome]] was "inconsistent with evolutionary theory." On January 9, 2017, the [[Obama]] White House Office of Science and Technology Policy restored funding for gain-of-function research to the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] for research on the bat [[coronavirus]] to make the virus transmissible to humans.<ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2017/01/09/recommended-policy-guidance-potential-pandemic-pathogen-care-and-oversight</ref><ref>https://www.phe.gov/s3/dualuse/documents/p3co-finalguidancestatement.pdf</ref> The funds were administered by Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]], the chief medical advisor to the [[president]]. Fauci extended the funds,<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/17/infamous-wuhan-lab-authorized-to-receive-us-taxpayer-funding-nih-confirms/</ref> but did not gain approval from a mandatory review board as required first.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hhs-board-never-approved-wuhan-institute-of-virology-research-grant/</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:57, July 21, 2021
Gain of function (GoF) research is when scientists in a laboratory purposefully cause mutations that give viruses new abilities, such as transmissibility from animals to humans.
SARS-CoV-2
The SARS-CoV-2 virus did not occur in nature. Its genome was "inconsistent with evolutionary theory." On January 9, 2017, the Obama White House Office of Science and Technology Policy restored funding for gain-of-function research to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for research on the bat coronavirus to make the virus transmissible to humans.[1][2] The funds were administered by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the president. Fauci extended the funds,[3] but did not gain approval from a mandatory review board as required first.[4]
References
- ↑ https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2017/01/09/recommended-policy-guidance-potential-pandemic-pathogen-care-and-oversight
- ↑ https://www.phe.gov/s3/dualuse/documents/p3co-finalguidancestatement.pdf
- ↑ https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/17/infamous-wuhan-lab-authorized-to-receive-us-taxpayer-funding-nih-confirms/
- ↑ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hhs-board-never-approved-wuhan-institute-of-virology-research-grant/
