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higher-ed15 days ago•23 min saved

UNC's Baric to Retire, Ending a Pioneering COVID-19 Era

Renowned UNC-Chapel Hill coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric will retire in June. His work helped advance COVID-19 vaccines and related diagnostics, contributing to the Moderna vaccine and other treatments, but also drew scrutiny over the virus’s origins and gain-of-function research. The retirement was announced by Gillings School leaders via email, with no reason given, as Baric’s career–including debates about Wuhan Institute of Virology connections and past funding concerns–continues to be reassessed.

via The Assembly NC|

#coronavirus #gain-of-function #higher-ed

politics29 days ago•6 min saved

Former Fauci aide indicted for concealing Covid-era records

A former NIH official, David Morens, was indicted on obstruction of justice and conspiracy for using a private Gmail to hide emails about gain-of-function coronavirus research and to thwart FOIA requests; the indictment cites two unindicted co-conspirators—Peter Daszak and Gerald Keusch—while Fauci is not charged, and Morens appeared in Greenbelt court where he was released on recognizance.

via Politico|

#covid-19 #david-morens #foia

science7 months ago•4 min saved

NIH Criticized for Labeling Gain-of-Function Research as Dangerous

Sarah Stanley, a UC Berkeley researcher, criticizes the NIH's decision to halt her TB research, arguing that the work involves standard, safe techniques that are crucial for developing treatments and that the broad classification of her work as 'dangerous' is misleading and could hinder important medical progress.

via statnews.com|

#biosafety #gain-of-function #nih

sciencehealth2 years ago•2 min saved

US Lab Tied to Wuhan Institute Conducted Dangerous Coronavirus Experiments

A lab in Montana overseen by Dr. Anthony Fauci reportedly conducted experiments with coronaviruses obtained from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, which some believe to be the origin of the Covid pandemic. The experiments, revealed in a 2018 research paper, involved infecting Egyptian fruit bats with a SARS-like virus. Critics argue that such gain-of-function virus research, aimed at making pathogens more infectious, poses risks of a viral leak that outweigh any potential benefits.

via WION|

#anthony-fauci #coronavirus-research #gain-of-function