It’s like saying since US government gave $1.4B to Catholic Church, and they are notorious for covering up child sex abuse, then Trump is pro covering up child sex abuse. Grant applications are reviewed by many panels before hitting his desk, and he acts based on their recommendation. We don’t even know whether or not that type of research is the culprit, but clearly those panels didn’t think so.
Nevertheless, in 2014, under pressure from the Obama administration, the National of Institutes of Health instituted a moratorium on the work, suspending 21 studies.
Three years later, though—in December 2017—the NIH ended the moratorium and the second phase of the NIAID project, which included the gain-of-function research, began.
Three years later, though—in December 2017—the NIH ended the moratorium and the second phase of the NIAID project, which included the gain-of-function research, began.
