SFGate

Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The term “gain of function” is often taken to refer to research with viruses that puts ...
Yahoo Finance

Novel Human Genetics Evidence Confirms Estimates of Genetic Prevalence, Underdiagnosis, and Potentially Greater Symptom Burden of Gain-of-Function CASR Variants Associated with ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (“BridgeBio” or the “Company”), a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, ...
Reason

The Trump Administration Misses Key Deadlines for Imposing Restrictions on Gain-of-Function Research

Biosafety hawks were initially optimistic that the incoming second Trump administration would at last place binding constraints on so-called "dangerous gain-of-function" research, in which pathogens ...
Live Science

Trump admin wants to curtail 'gain-of-function' research — but it's a cornerstone of biology, scientists say

In May 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to restrict research on viruses and pathogens called gain-of-function studies. The National Institutes of Health is now taking steps to ...
Live Science

Trump admin wants to curtail 'gain-of-function' research — but it's a cornerstone of biology, scientists say

The term "gain of function" is often taken to refer to research with viruses that puts society at risk of an infectious disease outbreak for questionable gain. Some research on emerging viruses can ...