Why gain-of-function research matters
- Written by: David Gillum, Senior Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Chief Safety Officer, Arizona State University
In February 2021, a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China.Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty ImagesDue to unanswered questions into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, both the U.S. government and scientists have called for a deeper examination into the validity...