Risky mutant virus research can once again receive government funding - The Verge

Risky mutant virus research can once again receive government funding - The Verge
Photo: CDC The National Institutes of Health are lifting the funding ban on risky experiments that could make viruses like the flu, MERS, or SARS more harmful…

December 19, 2017 at 08:05PM
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