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Why the Government is Creating Lethal Viruses
Tue, 2017-12-26 08:58 — Kathy Gilbeauxcnn.com - by Wayne Drash - December 19, 2017
The US government on Tuesday lifted a ban on making lethal viruses, saying the research is necessary to "develop strategies and effective countermeasures against rapidly evolving pathogens that pose a threat to public health."
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, made the announcement, in which he outlined a new framework for the controversial research. The work with three viruses can now go forward, but only if a scientific review panel determines that the benefits outweigh the risks.
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