US funders to tighten oversight of controversial ‘gain-of-function’ research

US funders to tighten oversight of controversial ‘gain-of-function’ research

A new US policy, which goes into effect in one year, provides stricter oversight of risky pathogen research conducted in biosafety facilities.Credit: Associated Press/Alamy Stock Photo After more than four years of deliberations, US officials have released a policy that outlines how federal funding agencies and research institutions must review and oversee biological experiments that … Read more