Gain-of-function experiments can help researchers get ahead of viruses naturally gaining the ability to infect people in the wild. But they're also used for many other areas of study within biology.

After all the controversy over the past few years about gain-of-function research on viruses, especially the Covid-19 virus, I thought this kind of work was on hold, at least in the U.S. Indeed, the ...

Gain-of-function research became controversial during the COVID-19 pandemic. But without it, “we’re just flying in the dark” when it comes to H5N1, said Felicia Goodrum, a molecular virologist at the ...

The National Institutes of Health is now examining whether experiments performed at Boston University should have triggered a federal review, the agency says, after scientists at the school tested ...

A live colony of human induced pluripotent stem cells fills the screen of a microscope. (Allen Institute Photo) Space: The final frontier … for stem cells? Seattle’s Allen Institute for Cell Science ...

Robert Moffit, Ph.D., is a senior research fellow in the Center for Health and Welfare Policy at The Heritage Foundation. The behavior of senior officials at the National Institute of Allergy and ...

CITRA, Fla. – As Women’s History Month is underway, two teachers are hoping to get results by showcasing one sixth grader’s attempt at making history after she was selected to have her science ...